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More recently, the Russian media vied with each other to inform that Russian authorities can legalize bitcoin in 2018 - but this week Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseyev made it clear that in fact, markets may need to prepare for tightening regulation on this digital currency . In an interview with Rossiya 24, he said that the country's authorities should treat crypto-currencies, including bitcoin, as a complex financial asset and limit their use, allowing their purchase and sale only to qualified investors.
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