In constrast with earlier news about Russia's first approved cryptocurrency exchange its Central Bank issued a warning on ICOs and cryptocurrencies:
"Given the high risks of circulation and use of crypto-currency, the Bank of Russia considers it premature to admit crypto-currencies, as well as any financial instruments nominated or associated with crypto-currencies, to circulation and use at organized trades and in clearing and settlement infrastructure on the territory of the Russian Federation for servicing transactions with crypto-currencies and derivative financial instruments on them."
This sound awfully close to what China did but even with stronger cryptocurrencies = ICO message, which is imo flat out wrong. This is really unexpected esp. taking into account, that even Putin's own advisor is running an ICO.
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