The Central Bank of Russia did not recognize the crypto currency as a means of payment, However, the centro bank does not deny the possibility of creating its own crypto currency.
The prohibition of bitcoins in Russia is an alleged legislative and technical ban on the use in the territory of the Russian Federation of Bitcoin crypto-currencies.
The first steps were taken in January 2014 in the form of a statement by the Central Bank of Russia, as well as the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation.
However, so far no real legislative measures have been taken to ban bitcoin in Russia, except for the bill on the prohibition of bitcoins. There were statements at the level of Deputy Minister of Finance that bitcoin not only will not be banned, but may even be legalized.
Nevertheless, according to the decision of the courts, well-known websites on Bitcoin and the exchange of crypto-currencies were blocked, part of the decisions were canceled by a higher court. The RF Ministry of Finance sees in the bitcoin and the trade in crypto currency the signs of a financial pyramid.