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Russia’s Federal Tax Service proposed a change to the “On Digital Currency” legislation allowing entities to accept bitcoin as payment in foreign trade.

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand announced a ban preventing businesses from receiving cryptocurrencies as payment.

The proposal, while shot down, is an example of growing misdirection in regulatory stances.

The new rules extended the ban first announced in October to include bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

Belarus’ regulator says it doesn’t want additional restrictions as the Russian Ministry of Finance calls for bitcoin regulation.

The video platform by Google banned Bitcoin Magazine’s channel today during a livestream covering Bitcoin news.

The country has ordered miners to shut down for the second time this year over blackouts concerns.