A regional court has given cheer to the Bitcoin community in Russia with a decision to lift a court-ordered ban on Bitcoin related websites, however, the ban may not yet be lifted by the Russian Federal Government.
The ban, put in place by the Russian telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor in January based on a decision by a court in Nevyansk, saw a range of Bitcoin sites blocked on the basis that the currency “contributes to the growth of the shadow economy.”
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http://siliconangle.com/blog/2015/05/18/russian-court-overturns-bitcoin-site-ban-but-censorship-may-still-be-ongoing/
The ban, put in place by the Russian telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor in January based on a decision by a court in Nevyansk, saw a range of Bitcoin sites blocked on the basis that the currency “contributes to the growth of the shadow economy.”
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http://siliconangle.com/blog/2015/05/18/russian-court-overturns-bitcoin-site-ban-but-censorship-may-still-be-ongoing/
Russians are going for the record of banning bitcoin more times than china, currently the score is @ 5 - 6 china. Seems like all the talk is just pumping the coin in russia though.
