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   If Russia came out with an official crypto-currency, would you use it?   
      
   Would anyone outside Russia trust it?  If Russia doesn't mandate it's   
   use by law, who would use it other than criminals?   
      
   Apparently, Russia is considering an *official* crypto-currency,   
   formally called CryptoRubbles (i.e., "crubles").  The crypto-currency   
   would be legally exchangeable for rubles.  However, the crypto-currency   
   would be subject to a 13% tax if proof of legal origin of funds can't   
   be provided.  Of course, it's also potentially subject an intentionally   
   flawed cryptographic algorithm designed by Russia's spy organizations   
   and also from hacking by notorious Russian hacker groups.  Their   
   Minister of Communications indicated that they should do it, because   
   they'd be left behind technologically, if they don't.  To me, this   
   looks like two "new" sources of income for Russia: taxes on money   
   laundering, financial theft from criminals via hacking.   
      
      
   Rod Pemberton   
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