The director of the financial policy department of the Ministry of Finance, Ivan Chebeskov, opposed the proposal of the Central Bank to ban cryptocurrencies in Russia. RBC cites his words.
“We need to give these technologies the opportunity to develop – mining and the like <…> Of course, in my opinion, it should be regulated, not banned. Regulation will just ensure the transparency that will ensure the protection of citizens, ”the official said at the RBC-Crypto conference.
According to Chebeskov, the Ministry of Finance sent its concept of cryptocurrency regulation to the government apparatus.
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On January 20, the Central Bank proposed a complete ban on any operations with cryptocurrency on the Russian market. The regulator explained this by the instability of the cryptocurrency exchange rate and “a threat to the welfare of citizens”, as well as their use for “financing criminal activities”.
Bloomberg sources claimed that the head of the Central Bank was persuaded to support the ban on cryptocurrencies by the FSB, linking them with donations to «undesirable organizations» and the media — «foreign agents» in the form of cryptocurrencies.