hm. the common understanding (from Russians) in Bitcoin IRC back in 2011 was that all transactions for foreign currency _and_, insane enough, all _barter_ was t

hm. the common understanding (from Russians) in Bitcoin IRC back in 2011 was that all transactions for foreign currency _and_, insane enough, all _barter_ was technically illegal in Russia, and so Bitcoin probably was too... but at the same time no one cares about those laws so it was irrelevant.