Alexey Moiseev: "The Russian government does not plan to prohibit the purchase of cryptocurrencies" – Bits Media

As the Deputy Minister of Finance of Russia Alexey Moiseev emphasized, At the moment, the government has no plans to prohibit the purchase of cryptocurrencies at foreign sites.

During the lecture “Digitalization of Financial Markets” in MGIMO, the official said, what in Cryptocurrencies will not be accepted as a payment fund, but it is not planned to prohibit the purchase and possession of such assets.

“Now I can only say that, that we have calculations in cryptocurrencies in the territory of the Russian Federation are prohibited. At the same time, citizens can buy and use wallets outside the Russian Federation. So it is for now, I think, And it will remain. There are no plans to change something ", - noted Moiseev.

Deputy Minister of Finance also emphasized, that cryptocurrencies should not be used for payments, since this deprives the state control over money supply. He noted, what, eg, In Sweden, such payments are allowed and some organizations do not accept the crowns, and require payment by cryptocurrencies.

The official also recognized, that the industry requires more clear regulation, and for this it is necessary to define many new financial terms. for instance, What is digital currency and blockchain.

Recently, the chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market Anatoly Aksakov proposed limiting unskilled investors in working with digital assets, to protect them from risks.