Russia Planning $10B Bitcoin Investment, Insists Kremlin Economist
(World News Russia)

Russian economist, Vladislav Ginko, says Russia is looking to invest $10 billion in Bitcoin as the State Duma has put cryptocurrency legislation high on the agenda for 2019. Rumored $10 Billion Bitcoin Investment Ginko, an economist with ties to the Kremlin, says the Russian government will convert some of its USD reserves into Bitcoin, a move that could start as early as February. Last week, Bitcoinist first reported on the government´s rumored plans to ditch the Dollar as a way of circumventing U.S. sanctions. Vladislav Ginko Now, according to The Telegraph, the Kremlin plans to invest as much as $10...