{"id":396078,"date":"2022-01-19T12:46:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T09:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/russian-orthodox-patriarch-is-not-a-bitcoiner-church-clarifies\/"},"modified":"2022-01-19T12:46:46","modified_gmt":"2022-01-19T09:46:46","slug":"russian-orthodox-patriarch-is-not-a-bitcoiner-church-clarifies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/russian-orthodox-patriarch-is-not-a-bitcoiner-church-clarifies\/","title":{"rendered":"# Russian Orthodox Patriarch is not a Bitcoiner, church clarifies"},"content":{"rendered":"

“# Russian Orthodox Patriarch is not a Bitcoiner, church clarifies <\/strong>”
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Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Rus’, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, has not urged his flock to invest in Bitcoin, despite videos claiming otherwise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A clip<\/a>\u00a0recently emerged claiming that Kirill had urged the faithful to invest in cryptocurrencies. While the video does include genuine comments from the patriarch regarding the benefits of robotics for the economy, and a mention of Bitcoin (BTC), the comments were heavily edited, with the narrator further claiming that the leader would bless those who wish to invest in crypto in a special service at a Moscow church.<\/p>\n

The church’s top media<\/a> representative,\u00a0Vakhtang Kipshidze, told<\/a> local publication Daily Storm:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an absolute deception, misleading those people who might think that the patriarch allegedly encourages someone to participate in financial fraud and speculation.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kipshidze said that he considered the fraudulent nature of the video to be app<\/a>arent, stating, \u201cIt would never occur to any sane person that the patriarch would call for investing in some kind of fly-by-night scheme, the fraudulent nature of which, in my opinion, is quite obvious.\u201d<\/p>\n

Religious communities around the world have had varying opinions about cryptocurrencies, ranging from cautious approval to outright condemnation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Related:\u00a0Indonesia\u2019s national Islamic council reportedly declares Bitcoin haram<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the Islamic world, which has its own set of guidelines and laws pertaining to finance \u2014 and now digital assets \u2014 the acceptance of cryptocurrency is far from uniform<\/p>\n

Malaysia’s shariah advisory council, for example, has declared that trading digital assets was permissible, while late last year, religious authorities in Indonesia have found it “haram,” or forbidden, namely due to its speculative nature and purported propensity for fraud.\u00a0<\/p>\n