Vladimir Putin and Vitalik Buterin held a meeting this weeks. Putin is interested in the usage of the blockchain in Russia, and for him the idea of having a new digital economy in the country is very attractive.
More countries joining the crypto world, soon or late we will forget about cash and make the full move into this emerging movement.
find more info here
http://www.coinspeaker.com/2017/06/05/russian-president-vladimir-putin-meets-ethereum-creator-vitalik-buterin/
Seems only fair. This week I read that darpa (america's high tech people) started to look at Blockchain based "unhackable" army communication systems. Let the games begin.
I like how Putin specified Ethereum, not Bitcoin lol
Probably because the creator is Russian.
thanks for sharing
Another way for Russia to possibly break the hold of the central banking system.