Moscow Hosts Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference, Largest Russian State Bank to Participate

On Nov. 10, representatives of IBM, Microsoft, QIWI and Sberbank will gather in Moscow to discuss challenges related to the digitizing of the FinTech sector and its transition to Blockchain.
Representatives of IT, financial system and entrepreneurship will learn more about operational Blockchain projects in Russia and abroad.
There are many reasons to attend the annual Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Russia in 2016, including cases of implementing public and private Blockchains in banking, logistics, real estate and media, as well as issues connected with cryptocurrency regulation.
Authorities go easy on Bitcoin
Bitcoin and Blockchain have yet to be legally defined in 2016 – corresponding draft was not reviewed by the State Duma, and has yet to be revised by the Ministry of Finance – but authorities claim that there are no plans to introduce criminal responsibility for Bitcoin transactions. Meanwhile, a parliamentary working group has been created, with the purpose of developing the concept of national cryptocurrency.
The Head of Interdepartmental Group, Elina Sidorenko, says:

This post was published at Coin Telegraph on 2016-11-05.