Russia is considering an official cryptocurrency called the 'CryptoRuble'

Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly decided that the time has come for a national cryptocurrency called the CryptoRuble. Last week, Russian authorities discussed heavily regulatingBitcoinand other cryptocurrencies, even going so far as planning the closure of all websites that sell them. According to Russian newspaper AIF, it appears as though they may have compromised on a government-issued cryptocurrency. Details regarding the CryptoRu...