Russian authorities: Bitcoin poses no threat, won’t be banned

Russia’s deputy finance minister has now stated that the country’s Central Bank and the Federal Financial Monitoring Service do not see any threats in the use of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. More notably, the much-publicised and long-deliberated bitcoin ban by the Bank of Russia will not be pursued any longer, the bank’s deputy chairwoman Olga Skorobogatov revealed. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com