Alexei Navalny, one of the major opposition politicians who ran against current Russian President Vladimir Putin this year, raised more than 25 percent of his campaign donations in bitcoin. 100,000 Donors, $6 Million During the 2018 Russian presidential election, analysts predicted a landslide victory for Putin and for him to be re-elected with the support of the majority of the Russian people. On March 18, Vladimir Putin secured his fourth term in office with 77 percent of the votes, garnering more than 56 million votes. However, Navalny, who was considered to be one of the few politicians in the country with a chance of success