Moscow appears to have moved quickly into the market of cryptocurrencies and cryptography. Gref earlier warned that companies including Blockchain and Bitcoin should not be banned or hindered in their operations.

Russia’s Finance Ministry legalised cryptocurrency trading on January 25 with the Digital Assets Regulation Bill, despite vocal objections from the country’s Central Bank. The bill defined cryptocurrencies and tokens as digital financial assets that are not legal tender in Russia. The Central Bank, however, argued that digital currency trading rules should only be applied to tokens that would attract financial investments.

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https://news.bitcoin.com/sberbank-bypass-russian-regulations-trade-cryptocurencies-overseas/

https://www.reuters.com/article/russia-sberbank-cryptocurrencies/sberbank-plans-to-trade-cryptocurrencies-outside-russia-idUSL8N1PP5SL

https://www.crypto-economy.net/ceo-of-sberbank-disagree-with-a-cryptocurrency-ban

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