Russian economist, Vladislav Ginko, is out with another bold claim. This time he says that some companies and wealthy individuals in Russia have bought 1.8 million bitcoin (about $8.6 billion). OFAC Sanctions Will Push Russia to Bitcoin Ginko doubled down on his previous comments. He told Bitcoinist: 1.8 million BTC were bought by Russian companies and wealthy Russians. There is no direct involvement of Russian state but some who buy bitcoin are awaiting that theRead MoreThe post Russians Bought $8.6 Billion in Bitcoin, Says Kremlin Economist appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.