State Duma deputies may approve bills to regulate cryptocurrencies in the country as early as the spring session. Therefore, the authorities thought about the possibility of using the confiscated cryptocurrency. Currently, their storage is organized like the storage of ordinary physical evidence, but with the help of a centralized cryptocurrency platform, the state will be able to manage the entire volume of digital assets. That is, after the confiscation of cryptocurrencies, investigators will transfer them to a new government platform.
“To study the issue of creating a digital currency platform localized on the territory of the Russian Federation and under state control for the purpose of their seizure and storage within the framework of criminal proceedings. The government commission must be informed about the work carried out by October 1, 2024,” said the order of the Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev.
The Ministry of Finance will “work through the issue,” and the initial initiative to create such a platform came from this department. The initiative was also supported by the relevant committees of the State Duma.
