Russia plans to test a nationwide internet shutdown and will be created as an intranet backup. The test will take place in 2018 as a result of a new draft law that is overseen by the Russian Parliament.
The law aims to preserve the independence of the Russian internet space (Runet) in the event of external attacks. However, the shutdown is based on an Internet connection in Russia. Bitcoin created fear for the miners. Both Bitcoin as well as I EthereaRussia is exposed to the Internet experiment.
Göre According to Bitnodes, I Etherea There are 10,476 Bitcoin nodes in Russia with 291 (2,78%) compared to 271 nodes (3,02%).
Nodes are real controllers that validate information about the blockchain. As the main components of Blockchain technology, it maintains a copy of the processes and processes stored in the distributed notebook. Each crypto currency has its own nodes to ensure that the operations are not manipulated.
Bitcoin Theoretically, mining provides power to a satellite network. blockchain is protected from internet disruption through Blockstream, the technology company. Bitcoin blockchainWith satellites broadcasting free around the world at any time of the day, miners in the countries where governments are removed from the internet can be connected.
Blockchain Networks in Russia
To support the trial, Russia has agreed to meet the costs incurred by Internet service providers, such as China's Great Firewall, which will have to build new servers to redirect and filter web traffic.
Last year in Russia, new cryptocurrency banned Telegram, the popular messaging app that tried to raise its first coin offer to finance its unit.
Russia, the messaging application of the telegram founder Paul Durov crypto keys after the refusal to deliver the ban began.
Similar restrictions on the use of decentralized technology are still ongoing. Countries such as China and India have imposed various restrictions and direct prohibitions on activities related to crypto currency.
RBC reported that an internet shutdown attempt in Russia is expected to occur around April 1st.
Source: Dailyhodl