Russian Economic Minister Cautions Against Bitcoin ‘Pyramid Scheme’ As Russian Banks Adopt Blockchain TechnologyRussian Economic Development minister, Maxim Oreshkin brands Bitcoin “a pyramid scheme” as the country’s largest banks including Sberbank PJSC and VTB Group look to a modified Ethereum blockchain to provide safer and faster payments.
What appears to be mixed messages coming out of Russia, where both a Bitcoin pyramid scheme warning and a veritable big bank endorsement of Ethereum based blockchain technology have been issued in the same week, proves indicative of the approach taken by governments around the world. Governments not wanting to stifle their countries’ role in what essentially amounts to be a technological revolution are taking a cautious and tentative approach to cryptocurrency in general.
In an interview with Russia’s Rossiya 24, Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin said (translated):
"So far the markets of cryptocurrencies resemble a financial pyramid, and it is necessary to treat the value of this asset very carefully."
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