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roslinpl

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Quote from: OceanWhispers on February 16, 2014, 08:45:51 AM

Yeah because prohibition works wonders Wink

Haha looking at the node map, I have 2 nodes right next to me in Halifax, Canada.

One being "Stanfield Hockey Underwear" Oh Canada.

So underwear is just a hideout for their real deals :-)

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Yeah because prohibition works wonders Wink

Haha looking at the node map, I have 2 nodes right next to me in Halifax, Canada.

One being "Stanfield Hockey Underwear" Oh Canada.

roslinpl

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I am not sure about this... I guess it is not banned to have some rigs in your house.

Just how you will ship it?

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Quote from: roslinpl on February 16, 2014, 05:38:28 AM

Quote from: Cloudpost on February 16, 2014, 04:05:23 AM

btc is not banned in Russia, just companies are not allowed to receive btc payment for goods/services.

So generally they can buy bitcoins over internet, but they can't fiat them .. ?

But I heard that is not allowed in russia to keep your saving in Bitcoin - so that would say that it is more than only
""not allowed to receive btc payment for goods/services."

so mining is allowed or what ?

roslinpl

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Quote from: Cloudpost on February 16, 2014, 04:05:23 AM

btc is not banned in Russia, just companies are not allowed to receive btc payment for goods/services.

So generally they can buy bitcoins over internet, but they can't fiat them .. ?

But I heard that is not allowed in russia to keep your saving in Bitcoin - so that would say that it is more than only
""not allowed to receive btc payment for goods/services."

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Quote from: Cloudpost on February 16, 2014, 04:05:23 AM

btc is not banned in Russia, just companies are not allowed to receive btc payment for goods/services.

Me too heard something like that. Can u plz show some media report/doc that confirms this ?

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btc is not banned in Russia, just companies are not allowed to receive btc payment for goods/services.

Abdussamad

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I hear drugs are banned in the US. Why then do Americans consume so much narcotics?

Banned does not mean that people will just stop using it. It means that if you get on the radar of the authorities they may take action against you. But for the most part no one gives a crap what you do in your own home.

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Quote from: roslinpl on February 15, 2014, 06:29:41 PM

If drugs are banned - does nobody use them?

Seems same with BTC.

And btw Russia people not always live in Russia

If u check the links I provided, u'll see it is showing the russian map. It means, the IPs accessing those websites, are most likely from Russia (unless they are using proxy). Those people may NOT be russian, but they are physically located in Russia.

roslinpl

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If drugs are banned - does nobody use them?

Seems same with BTC.

And btw Russia people not always live in Russia

corebob

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http://coinmap.org/ also shows a few nodes in Russia. It used to be only one car service in Siberia on that map

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I was just checking the alexa stat of a few Free Bitcoin faucets and surprised to see most of them are occupied by Russians. I heard Bitcoin is banned in Russia !!! So, can we infer this ban has actually brought in more russians into bitcoin ?

1. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/freebitcoinz.com

2. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/qoinpro.com

3. http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/freebitco.in

p.s. I am NOT sure if all of the above sites pay. For that I am running a separate thread here => https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/free-faucets-with-payment-proof-460342

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