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Blockchain technology attracts the attention of the world’s economic leaders. The Eastern Economic Forum, 2017, last week dedicated a full session to Blockchain and new technologies in the financial sector of the Asia-Pacific region.

UAZ, an automobile manufacturer based in Ulyanovsk, Russia, has announced plans to accept cryptocurrency when selling its cars. UAZ is best known for the UAZ-469 utility vehicle, which has seen wide use as a military vehicle around the world.

The Burger King chain of international fast food restaurants in Russia has announced that it is now offering its own cryptocurrency, called Whoppercoin, in honor of the signature sandwich and best-selling burger at Burger King.

The largest Russian cryptocurrency exchange, BTC-e, froze all transactions soon after the arrest one of its co-owners. BTC-e user funds may be lost.

Scientists from St. Petersburg, Russia, have created a new Blockchain-based system to protect dairy products from counterfeiting.

The government of Russia is still discussing the possibility of official acceptance of cryptocurrencies. However, several businesses are already accepting Bitcoin payments and claim that they do it absolutely legally. But how?

The members of the governmental interdepartmental working group assessing the risks of cryptocurrency turnover in Russia have begun to discuss the possibility of introducing amendments to the civil law that will allow ICOs to be held in the Russian Federation.

The largest Russian airline company “Aeroflot” is considering accepting payments for airline tickets in a cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin.

Because of the growing popularity of digital currencies, chains of fast food restaurant "Burger King" in Russia will start accepting bitcoin in 2017.