The chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market, Anatoly Aksakov, stated to Interfax that the cryptocurrency acquired by citizens or obtained by miners should be used for operations in international markets and allowed for the emergence of a domestic cryptocurrency exchange.
According to him, as the market further develops and becomes more predictable and understandable for both the regulator and market participants, a Russian special platform (cryptocurrency exchange) may emerge, which will facilitate cryptocurrency trading.
An interesting nuance is that the deputy added that he wanted to submit a draft law to the parliament allowing Russian citizens to open accounts linked to cryptocurrencies and then use them for payments abroad. However, representatives of the Bank of Russia informed Anatoly Aksakov that such a mechanism is already available for Russians.
It should be noted that back in August, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on an experimental legal regime for the use of cryptocurrencies in foreign economic activity, which also implies the possibility of conducting cryptocurrency trading under the supervision of the Bank of Russia. Representatives from Sber, VTB, and Alfa-Bank have expressed their readiness to participate in the experiment.