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The City Court of Russia’s second-largest city, St. Petersburg, overturned the earlier decision of a court to ban 40 Bitcoin sites in the Russian Federation, reported local news agency RIA Novosti on Tuesday, February 27.
In July 2017, the Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg granted the prosecutor’s request to block 40 Bitcoin sites in St. Petersburg.
Earlier in March 2017, the Prosecutor’s Office of St. Petersburg submitted a lawsuit to ban websites such as Bestchange. ru and 24paybank. com because they “spread information on digital currency” which “is not backed by any real asset and does not provide information about its owners.”
On Tuesday, the City Court of St. Petersburg re-examined the appeal filed by the Moscow Digital Rights Center and revoked the decision. According to a representative of the press service, another body of the Court will meet to evaluate the case.
In July 2017, the Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg granted the prosecutor’s request to block 40 Bitcoin sites in St. Petersburg.
Earlier in March 2017, the Prosecutor’s Office of St. Petersburg submitted a lawsuit to ban websites such as Bestchange. ru and 24paybank. com because they “spread information on digital currency” which “is not backed by any real asset and does not provide information about its owners.”
On Tuesday, the City Court of St. Petersburg re-examined the appeal filed by the Moscow Digital Rights Center and revoked the decision. According to a representative of the press service, another body of the Court will meet to evaluate the case.
It's not over, the state is going to appeal.
It must be really hard to be a bitcoiner in places like Russia.