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On December 18, % u201CUnited Russia % u201D celebration sent a new expense to Duma. According to % u201CRosKomSvoboda % u201D, it contains provisions on the partial legalization of Bitcoin. The bill can have some influence on the Russian cryptocurrency market, in addition to markets of neighbouring CIS nations.