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A lot can happen in month. Russian institutions went from preparing the Moscow Stock Exchange for the legal trading in crypto-currencies like bitcoin and ether, the two most popular ones used in Russia, to coming a hair away from following in China's footsteps and banning initial coin offerings (ICO), a crypto-currency funding mechanisms for new tech companies.
Full story: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/09/08/russia-faces-internal-battle-over-bitcoin/#4066dc57207e