Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny appeared in a Moscow court on Friday to face a charge of defaming a Second World War veteran. Bitcoin donations surgeMeanwhile, Navalny's movement has received bitcoin donations worth nearly $380,000 this year, outstripping the total amount it was given in the cryptocurrency in 2020. Navalny's movement received some of its largest single bitcoin donations immediately after those protests. Volkov said bitcoin donations generally accounted for about ten per cent of the total. The fact that we have bitcoin payments as an alternative helps to defend us from the Russian authorities.

Source: CBC News February 12, 2021 15:22 UTC