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Title: [2016-01-14] Trading in Bitcoins May Carry Criminal Charges in Russia
Post by: shane on January 15, 2016, 02:27:49 AM
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Releasing or trading in the cybercurrency bitcoins may become a crime in Russia, the head of Russia’s Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, said Thursday.

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“Criminal responsibility for the release of or trading in monetary surrogates, which are not considered under the law as a method of payment, has been directed to the interested bodies in cooperation with the Investigative Committee,” Bastrykin said.

http://sputniknews.com/business/20160114/1033125885/bitcoins-russia-crime.html