Russia to Block Access to Cryptocurrency Exchange Websites

The Bank of Russia and the Prosecutor General’s Office Are Expected to Block Access to Cryptocurrency Exchange Websites.

The Russian media outlet RBU has reported that the Bank of Russia and the Prosecutor General’s Office are working together to block access to cryptocurrency exchanges across Russia. Shvetsov is reported to have stated that the institutions “are working together with the attorney general to block foreign sites which allow our citizens to purchase instruments of this kind.”

Vanuatu Has Become the First Nation to Accept Bitcoin as Payment for Its Citizenship Program

The Government of Vanuatu has explicitly expressed a desire to be at the forefront of adopting new technologies, officially encouraging the VIC to receive payments in bitcoin. Bond states that “in addition to the normal due diligence probity checks that are required to obtain Vanuatu Citizenship, all bitcoin transactions will be run through our partner’s Australian Exchange and meet with the normal compliance requirements imposed by the Australian Financial Regulator.”

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