# Russia’s Finance Ministry introduces digital currency bill, brushes off Central Bank’s objections

# Russia’s Finance Ministry introduces digital currency bill, brushes off Central Bank’s objections

“# Russia’s Finance Ministry introduces digital currency bill, brushes off Central Bank’s objections ” Russia’s Ministry of Finance has upped the stakes in its drawn-out showdown against the country’s Central Bank by formally introducing a bill that proposes to regulate digital assets rather than banning them. On Feb. 21, the Ministry introduced a draft of…

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# Bitcoin at the barricades: Ottawa, Ukraine and beyond

# Bitcoin at the barricades: Ottawa, Ukraine and beyond

“# Bitcoin at the barricades: Ottawa, Ukraine and beyond ” Protesting anti-vax truckers blockading downtown Ottawa, Canada had their fund-raising platform shut down because their host fears the “promotion of violence.” The protesters move to a Bitcoin crowdsourcing funding service. It quickly raised $900,000. Russian troops gather on Ukraine’s borders. Ukrainian NGOs and volunteer groups…

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