Russian government against BTC

Hey, I found this really interesting article. I will quote some statements. Source at the bottom.

Russian President Putin’s newly appointed counselor and advisor on the internet German Klimenko. has now called the cryptocurrency an Internet meme that went viral. He further dismissed the acceptance of the cryptocurrency in other parts of the world as “fiction”, claiming that the bitcoin is illegal everywhere in the world.

Klimenko’s most recent comments on Bitcoin come not long after previously reported quotes from February where Putin’s counselor stated that accepting the cryptocurrency rather than Russian rubles as a form of tender and settlement is a crime.

"Bitcoin is not the first one, there are other settlement means. Accepting bitcoin as a payment for anything is unacceptable, because it’s a crime.
[This is] just because payments within the Russian Federation are accepted in rubles.

It has been confirmed that the Russian Finance Ministry is looking to officially ban bitcoin. The regulator has also proposed criminal sentences for adopters and miners of the cryptocurrency, with a proposed prison term of up to 7 years.

https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/russias-presidential-advisor-dismisses-bitcoin-fiction/

They are so salty I can even smell them. Hope you find this interesting ^_^