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What is the real stand of Russia about Bitcoin?  (http://bitforum.info/t/this-is-an-article-about-russias-unexplainable-stand-on-bitcoin/363)

Are they faking their really stand about it or are Russian authorities really are just divided about Bitcoin?

How can we deal about this 'lawmaker' who is badmouthing bitcoin?

Bitcoin is not yet big enough to take Russia a stand. They are definitely watching it, but a 4 billion dollar economy is too small for a country like Brazil/Russia/India/China to have a real stand.

For such a tiny thing, there's been a lot of noise from politicians, central banks and economists. While the general public is still pretty oblivious, those pulling the strings can see serious potential looming on the horizon.

These guys seem to have two-sided tongue, as mentioned in the article itself.
Once they decide to keep it, the next moment they decide to throw it off.
So, it doesn't affect anyone whether they are interested in BTC anymore or not, people will use Bitcoins for sure, that's the power of cryptocurrencies.

Russia is pretty corrupt they just will take longer to accept bitcoin.  You cant even be gay over there yet lol so we'll just have to wait for bitcoin acceptance. 

Russians are like always separated from reality. Now they are claiming that bitcoin is CIA's creation and it is a new way to track terrorists? What are they smoking really...

Why do we care what one politician in Russia thinks of Bitcoin? Their opinion won't change anything...so let's not bring any press to it.

This is soooooooo easily explained.  It's called they have their own currency in place:

http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/140427110208-russia-crimea-putin-coin-story-top.jpg

I mean, which would you rather have?  Bitcoin or Putincoin...

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/su0Dg6Fttdg/maxresdefault.jpg

The relationship of USA and Russia should have some effect on this policy. It will be interesting to follow.

They restrict and make laws that kill businesses. It can fall on any sector and at any time.

Soon will be a big bitcoin conference (http://bitcoinconf.moscow/en (http://bitcoinconf.moscow/en)) in Russia. There will be talk about the legal status of cryptocurrency in Russia.

It is 100% nuts to think Bitcoin is CIA, when so many of us know it was created by the NSA.  :o
Great job "Satoshi"...

Surely Skynet sent it from the future via aliens and Zeus?

Russia's stand is pretty explainable. They see Bitcoin as a threat for their fragile economic situation... So they're trying to diss it.

Also, in Russia you don't buy coins, coins buy you... ;)

Ask yourself OP: Do you think Putin has any deep understand of Bitcoin beyond "internet magic money?" He is another clueless ego boosted ruler of a nation that has no notions on any of this. A lost cause. Let them be.

conference coming pretty soon.. lots of bitcoiners in russia, and bitcoin thieves as well.  in any case russia's stance is anti anything they dont control in full.

No, I don't think so, Just look at these communist countries like Vietnam, China, they all banned Bitcoin,officially or unofficially. Russia is communist country once and have red regime in her blood, so Russia won't be left behind.
Anyway, it doesn't even sound like Putin.

In general, I think that these conferences are made only to cash in on ticket service.
None of these "speakers" are  involved in the life of the Bitcoin: here on the forum or at github or somewhere else...

Russia is a country with a lot of secrets. So do not be surprised if they do that to Bitcoin.
I just cant believe how illiterate this lawmaker is.

Politicians like to buy low, just like everybody else.

Unlike most other people, they have more options when it comes to creating news that lowers their entry point.

A country like Russia should not be taken seriously about their current stand on things like Bitcoin.

Russia is a self centered country. They dont care about Bitcoin, they care about something that could benefit them and not others.

Russia, as a secretive country as it is, is planning to create a digital currency that will benefit their communist country.

The main thing that countries are afraid of is losing control. Bitcoin is difficult to control from a governing point of view. How much restriction a country will apply to Bitcoin depends on how much they fear of losing control. China, Russia, and some of the non-democratic countries are probably the most fearful of losing control.

There's no need to explain.
They love the idea of Bitcoin that is why they are acting as if they dont want it.
They will eventually ban it and then they will make something like Bitcoin for them to use.