I don't know if this proposal will be accepted by Russian government but it would be a bad for them to follow example of China banning Bitcoin mining and everything else.
Their central bank is preparing digital ruble and I guess they don't want any competition or distractions from real decentralized currency like Bitcoin.
I said before that more countries could do the same like China, and I expected Sweden or Norway would be the first, but we should not be afraid of this if it happens.
Checking Bitcoin mining hashrate and it's at all time high, despite all the fud, news and market crash, and that is very important.
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January 21, 2022, 10:21:54 AM
January 21, 2022, 09:42:11 AM
I would already believe if it's already official, there has been a lot of rumors about Russia being anti bitcoin but they are not similar to China which really made their decision to ban bitcoin trading. If that will happen, I think it will cause some huge panic but it will only be temporary as "crypto ban" is not new in the crypto space, and everytime we have that kind of news, the effect is only temporary to the entirety of the market.
January 21, 2022, 07:51:48 AM
As far as I can remember, Russian has been saying this since 2017?
But the problem is that one day they will say that they are going to issue a blanket ban, but the next day another official will give a statement that will totally contradict everything.
So for now, it's better to "take everything with a grain of salt" news coming from Russia regarding crypto (whether positive or negative).
Its not Russia, i.e the government. It's the central bank which means this is pretty meaningless. A lot of organisations, banks or whatever routinely propose things to the government, and more often than not get turned down. But the problem is that one day they will say that they are going to issue a blanket ban, but the next day another official will give a statement that will totally contradict everything.
So for now, it's better to "take everything with a grain of salt" news coming from Russia regarding crypto (whether positive or negative).
What your referring too about contradicting each other could potentially be various different people from different parties or organisations, rather than from the currently in control government officials. Even past officials often give their opinion about things, but by no means does that mean they're representing the government.
Last time I checked from reliable sources, there was only one proposal and it was banning banks from investing in cryptocurrencies or mining cryptocurrencies. It had nothing to do with people and whether they invest in bitcoin or mine it.
Similar bans already exist in a lot of other countries prohibiting banks from getting involved in crypto markets.
Which benefits the cryptocurrency community, since banks have a rather large amount of spending power, which would actually centralize the share of Bitcoin slightly. Not anything that would be truly problematic, but enough to feel a little uncomfortable about it. Similar bans already exist in a lot of other countries prohibiting banks from getting involved in crypto markets.
January 21, 2022, 07:36:39 AM
Central banks tend to be hostile to cryptos because aren't they the ones responsible for fiat, aside from viewing cryptos as competitors of banks because they make digital individual transactions without intermediaries possible? But this hostility might not be met with support from other authorities. With the risk of SWIFT being denied to Russia if it invades Ukraine, I don't think Russia has the luxury of banning potential alternatives. Perhaps some mining restrictions will follow, but I don't think that usage of cryptos will be banned. As for mining, I guess a new country will be required for that, but the market will not suffer long-term damage.
January 21, 2022, 07:23:38 AM
Probably that's why we are seeing a bloodbath in the crypto market today!
The timing though of the news, those who wanted to create panic and fear really knows the timing of releasing this kind of statement.
But then again, this kind of news will really affect the market negatively, but it might be short term though. Next week we will forget about this news and we might see the price going up and recovering to mid $40k again.
January 21, 2022, 07:23:26 AM
I will comment because I live in Russia.
The central bank has long wanted to ban cryptocurrencies, but the shadow market in Moscow is probably the largest in the world.It may not be the largest in terms of trading volume, but in terms of accessibility and ease of buying and selling cryptocurrency, this is the largest market in the world.
This is just a small part of this market:
https://www.bestchange.ru/bitcoin-to-ruble-cash.html
The central bank has long wanted to ban cryptocurrencies, but the shadow market in Moscow is probably the largest in the world.It may not be the largest in terms of trading volume, but in terms of accessibility and ease of buying and selling cryptocurrency, this is the largest market in the world.
This is just a small part of this market:
https://www.bestchange.ru/bitcoin-to-ruble-cash.html
January 21, 2022, 03:04:18 AM
It isn't the first time Russia is planning to ban cryptocurrency and mining. Even earlier they have created some rules where crypto miners were barred from receiving their mining rewards in cryptos. I don't know how that worked but since now the Central bank is proposing a blanket ban, I assume the previous ruling didn't work on government's favor. That's quite unfortunate! But again these kind of things are expected in a communist country. Communism wouldn't flourish unless there are poor people in their country those who will believe that communists are fighting for their rights! So that's how communism works where individuals don't have power to go against the government. Prime examples - China and North Korea.
Probably that's why we are seeing a bloodbath in the crypto market today!
Probably that's why we are seeing a bloodbath in the crypto market today!
January 21, 2022, 02:13:21 AM
All the central banks around the world are usually against cryptocurrencies in general(this involves both trading and mining).I have never seen a central bank being friendly towards cryptocurrencies.
Russia is being anti-crypto for years and many Russians are still trading crypto and many miners have been mining crypto on Russian territory.I possible crypto ban means nothing,since many Russians don't care when it comes to breaking the Russian law.
This is just a proposal.It might be accepted or it might be declined.
I can see Russia becoming "the new China" for the cryptocurrency world.
More FUD news from Russia are yet to come.
Russia is being anti-crypto for years and many Russians are still trading crypto and many miners have been mining crypto on Russian territory.I possible crypto ban means nothing,since many Russians don't care when it comes to breaking the Russian law.
This is just a proposal.It might be accepted or it might be declined.
I can see Russia becoming "the new China" for the cryptocurrency world.
More FUD news from Russia are yet to come.
January 21, 2022, 01:21:04 AM
Last time I checked from reliable sources, there was only one proposal and it was banning banks from investing in cryptocurrencies or mining cryptocurrencies. It had nothing to do with people and whether they invest in bitcoin or mine it.
Similar bans already exist in a lot of other countries prohibiting banks from getting involved in crypto markets.
Similar bans already exist in a lot of other countries prohibiting banks from getting involved in crypto markets.
January 21, 2022, 01:15:58 AM
As far as I can remember, Russian has been saying this since 2017?
But the problem is that one day they will say that they are going to issue a blanket ban, but the next day another official will give a statement that will totally contradict everything.
So for now, it's better to "take everything with a grain of salt" news coming from Russia regarding crypto (whether positive or negative).
If something good was said in Russia regarding cryptocurrency, especially about the intentions of legislative consolidation of this, I would treat such news with a certain degree of skepticism. However, the negative intentions towards it, declared by the Central Bank of the country, and even more so backed up by the relevant bill submitted to the State Duma, should be taken more seriously. The Russian authorities have already given a very negative attitude towards cryptocurrency and have repeatedly expressed their intention to completely ban the use of cryptocurrency and its mining, even proposing to establish criminal liability for its use. Considering what law was adopted in Russia regarding cryptocurrencies, I would not be surprised if they still introduce a complete ban on cryptocurrencies. But the problem is that one day they will say that they are going to issue a blanket ban, but the next day another official will give a statement that will totally contradict everything.
So for now, it's better to "take everything with a grain of salt" news coming from Russia regarding crypto (whether positive or negative).
January 21, 2022, 12:46:43 AM
As far as I can remember, Russian has been saying this since 2017?
But the problem is that one day they will say that they are going to issue a blanket ban, but the next day another official will give a statement that will totally contradict everything.
So for now, it's better to "take everything with a grain of salt" news coming from Russia regarding crypto (whether positive or negative).
But the problem is that one day they will say that they are going to issue a blanket ban, but the next day another official will give a statement that will totally contradict everything.
So for now, it's better to "take everything with a grain of salt" news coming from Russia regarding crypto (whether positive or negative).
January 20, 2022, 06:35:59 PM
Russia's Central Bank have made a ban over cryptocurrency trading and mining mentioning it would destroy the base of country's monetary policy.
As it tops the list of cryptocurrency users and mining, the bank cited cryptocurrency and mining cause financial and environment problems. Through this it hurts the green agenda of the country.
Russia have already banned the use of cryptocurrency to make payments and has restricted people investing on mutual funds using crypto.
A bill needs to be passed for the ban and accounting the same it is prioritised for a regulatory framework during this State Duma's Spring session.
Russia serves to be an important location for mining after the ban from China. Recently Kazakhstan also experiencing difficulties on cryptocurrency mining. Most of them into the cryptocurrency mining prefer for a regulation and taxation on mining than a complete ban.
Data : Russia's Central Bank proposes ban on Cryptocurrency trading and mining
As it tops the list of cryptocurrency users and mining, the bank cited cryptocurrency and mining cause financial and environment problems. Through this it hurts the green agenda of the country.
Russia have already banned the use of cryptocurrency to make payments and has restricted people investing on mutual funds using crypto.
A bill needs to be passed for the ban and accounting the same it is prioritised for a regulatory framework during this State Duma's Spring session.
Russia serves to be an important location for mining after the ban from China. Recently Kazakhstan also experiencing difficulties on cryptocurrency mining. Most of them into the cryptocurrency mining prefer for a regulation and taxation on mining than a complete ban.
Data : Russia's Central Bank proposes ban on Cryptocurrency trading and mining
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