First, the Russian government has banned the crypto ecosystem in Russia, and old aged crypto projects have been moved to Russia, Ukraine, Latvia. Now the biggest Russian state bank wants to take advantage of the transparent blockchain ecosystem, how ironic it sounds. The Sberbank is the largest bank in Russia and I doubt the plus sides of blockchain will cover the shady system behind it.
Agree, Russia issued a policy on banning bitcoin and it is still in effect today, only then did
this news finally emerge which was a change in regulations regarding the use of cryptocurrency.
"Starting January 1st, 2021, cryptocurrencies will be allowed in Russia, though they will not be allowed to be used in exchange for any goods or services. There may be more regulation coming in upcoming sessions, but as of now, it seems that Russians can mine, trade cryptocurrencies for other cryptocurrencies on exchanges, and own cryptocurrencies without any legal issues — so long as they don’t spend it on other goods and services within the domestic economy." by
ForbesThat means, the issue regarding ticket purchases has violated the new regulations that will apply. And I love this person's answer, that bad news will come soon after it is released
I don't usually understand the the nature of news coming out from Russia as regards cryptocurrency, same news never come up morning and evening always conflicting news. Hopefully they should allow a free flow of decentralized coins.