Don't really see any reason why it would fall if Russia does ban it. Now if chin decides to ban it,then it will be best to start worrying.

Wants to Ban Bitcoin but not the Blockchain  ...well, at least we made some progress here.

question:
how do you say something without proof just to cause speculation
answer:
write a story that some government employee talked directly to you, so that there is no publicly available memo, announcement


coindesk pulled this same strategy exactly 1 month ago
http://www.coindesk.com/russian-minister-confirms-plans-to-ban-bitcoin-to-fiat-conversions/

"Speaking to CoinDesk, Alexey Moiseev said"

but when you actually look at the official financial reports, announcements and memo's.. all you can see is that BANKS are currenctly not legally allowed to buy bitcoin directly, this is because their regulations cannot insure them for holding assets as bitcoin.
but with that said, there is no news that says INDIVIDUALS can't buy bitcoin.

infact even Putin seems semi-positive by saying he cannot ignore the technology
"In general you can use these 'coins', they are spreading more and more. You can use them as the equivalent [of money] in certain segments of the economy. This is possible."
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/vladimir-putin-says-digital-currencies-like-bitcoin-have-use-certain-segments-economy-1510976

Yeah, 'we don't mind the chicken - but no more eggs!!!'  Isn't it clear where chickens come from?

WTF?  I wonder with what Russia thinks we should pay the people who keep the blockchain alive?  Stupid fucking Russians.  

It was supposed to be already banned by the first of January this year, with heavy fines for anyone caught holding Bitcoins. They've been arguing about a Bitcoin ban for over a year now. If their past performance is an indicator of their future performance they will still be arguing over banning Bitcoin this time next year.

This cryptocoinsnews story is from about a year ago, it was published in December 2014.

https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/russia-reconsidering-bitcoin-ban-2015/

They can not ban Bitcoin completly, but they can punish anyone using Bitcoin there if caught. Plus merchant will not use Bitcoin there obviously if the law will really prohibit Bitcoin usage.

I think even if the governments try to "ban" or interdict the Bitcoin use it's not successful because everyone ca&n use the internet connection can indeed using Bitcoin through desktop or Mobile so it's like they play when they talk about "ban Bitcoin"

In Russia almost any other kind of money not being the Rubble is banned, so this is not a surprise.

Banning bitcoin for what?  Since when does a government not let the people choose what they want to do?

He wanted to ban exchange/conversion of bitcoin into and out of Ruble, but then bitcoin can be used directly in trading without even touch the current financial system, an even worse nightmare for authorities, they will totally lose the trace of it