The Ministry of Finance of Russia Named the Main Threat of Cryptocurrency Ban in Russia

Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev said that the ban on cryptocurrencies and mining could slow down the development of new technologies and services, lead to the outflow of highly qualified specialists abroad, and the loss of tax revenues. 

Mr. Moiseev recalled that the relevance of cryptocurrency regulation is due to the growing popularity of citizens’ investments in such assets. 

“We need to create clear and transparent rules for the participation of citizens and businesses in the financial instruments of the crypto market. The concept provides for the traceability of cash flows and crypto transactions, as well as the identification of users,” the official stressed. 

He added that the only legal participant in the crypto market will be banks and exchanges that will oblige to comply with all the requirements of anti-money laundering legislation. “As for investors, they will be divided into qualified and unskilled, that is, those who do not have the necessary knowledge in working with digital financial instruments,” he recalled. 

According to him, clear regulation excludes the possibility of a parallel financial system appearing in Russia, introduces clear rules of the game for market participants, and creates tools to protect investors’ rights. In the case of a ban, all of them could automatically become violators of the law, and these are millions of people. 

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