Quote from: GangkisKhan on October 04, 2014, 07:23:03 AM

Seem like all BRICS countries are going to totally ban bitcoin if not already done so.

They perceived the usage of btc will benefit US rather than help their own exporters.

Brazil is still pretty relaxed; others yes, seems they are afraid that they will not be able to control and regulate cryptos, and considering how strong black markets and money laundering are in these countries, it might be a real threat. What they fail to understand, though, is that it is pretty damn impossible to ban that idea already, so they'd better spend their energy on attempting to understand and regulate; they will get left far behind if they spend much time on losing this hopeless battle.

Quote from: Hunyadi on October 04, 2014, 07:37:27 AM

I heard there is a scandal in Russia. Something like 8 people died to amphetamine(?) which they bought by using bitcoin... I could be wrong.

No, people died in fact buying absolutely legal "synthesized THC" which is sold and advertised everywhere, while govt stupidly fights against an actual cannabis, which does hundreds of times less harm comparing to that psychoactive shit.