Topic: [2016-01-22]Bitcoin Exchange BTC-E Blocked by Russian Regulator (Read 361 times)
And so will every other government when the time comes. This is precisely why we need Bitcoin in the first place!
January 22, 2016, 04:47:07 PM
Too bad, hope that this block will be limited to btc-e and not to the rest of the exchangers. Imo there is a political thing behind this regulation
January 22, 2016, 04:42:13 PM
That is bad news. But a few days ago, it was reported Russian could use bitcoin to pay some bills.
January 22, 2016, 04:37:45 PM
European bitcoin exchange operator BTC-e has revealed that users in the Russian Federation won’t get access to its website following a ban imposed by a Russian regulator today.
In what may be sign of things to come prior to the review of a draft bill that seeks a Bitcoin ban by the Russian legislature , the official twitter account of European bitcoin and alt coins exchange BTC-e has revealed that it won’t be accessible by Russian users.
The tweet mentions a lock by Roskomnadzor, the Russian telecom regulator which effectively puts the domain btc-e.com in a blacklist that will not be accessible via Russian ISPs.
Roughly translated, the tweet reads:
Read more https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitcoin-exchange-btc-e-blocked-russian-regulator/
In what may be sign of things to come prior to the review of a draft bill that seeks a Bitcoin ban by the Russian legislature , the official twitter account of European bitcoin and alt coins exchange BTC-e has revealed that it won’t be accessible by Russian users.
The tweet mentions a lock by Roskomnadzor, the Russian telecom regulator which effectively puts the domain btc-e.com in a blacklist that will not be accessible via Russian ISPs.
Roughly translated, the tweet reads:
Quote
In connection with roskomnadzor lock [from] 22.01.2016 [the] domain btc-e.com may not be available for users of the RUSSIAN FEDERATION #btce
Read more https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitcoin-exchange-btc-e-blocked-russian-regulator/
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