Russian president Vladimir Putin has stated that use of Bitcoin “as some kind of unit in some account” is “possible” in a surprisingly supportive gesture towards the currency. The remarks were made during a televised forum and constitute the first official utterances from Putin regarding digital currency, Russian news portal RIA Novosti reports.
Speaking about Bitcoin specifically, Putin said: “[… ][A]s an accounting unit, these ‘coins’ or whatever are they called, they can be used, […]
