Sergei Shvetsov, deputy governor of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR), stated that the Russian government aims to block access to websites that belongs to exchanges and trading platforms, which offer cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. This was reported by an article on Reuters.
A recent editorial hinted that the Chinese government might look towards reinstating blockchain technology, but with strict regulation policies in place.
Ripple has recently signed up more clients to its blockchain network, with the total now around 100. Its distributed ledger network, RippleNet, has been joined by the likes of UAE based lender, RAKBANK, and UK based currency exchange firm, IFX.