cryptocurrencies in Russia, which carries out regulatory work on Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin He spoke about cryptocurrencies at the State Duma held today.
Mishustin said that the Russian government supports the Central Bank’s view that cryptocurrencies cannot be used as legal tender in the country.
Cryptocurrencies Stating that he is against accepting it as a payment tool, Mishustin stated that crypto money mining can be investigated.
“We are against the recognition of cryptocurrencies as a means of payment or money. However, we think we can discuss cryptocurrency mining to encourage investment, especially fixed capital.”
Last month, he said that cryptocurrency mining should be legalized in the country. Sergey Katyrin, President of the Russian Chamber of Commercewrote a letter to the finance minister Anton Siluanov recommending that cryptocurrency mining be upgraded to a company status and removed from the “grey zone”.
Stating that there should be more clarity in the field of crypto currency mining, Seegey Katyrin also stated that the legal status of cryptocurrency as a payment tool should be determined.
Russian President Vladimir Putin He also wanted the Central Bank, which wants to ban cryptocurrencies and mining, and the Ministry of Finance, which wants to regulate them, to meet at a common point and stated that Russia is advantageous in crypto currency mining.