Anatoly Aksakov proposed to make mining an entrepreneurial activity – Bits Media

Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market considers, that it is necessary to more clearly define digital currencies and enter mining into the register of types of entrepreneurial activities.

During the Moscow Financial Forum, Aksakov told, that in the near future there will be noticeable changes in Russia regarding the taxation of cryptocurrencies and mining. So, the emission of cryptocurrencies clearly fits the definition of entrepreneurial activity:

“Since this is a type of entrepreneurial activity, obviously, you need to enter it into the register, assign a code to it corresponding to the type of business and introduce taxation ".

The chairman of the profile committee also told, that there is no common terminology for digital assets in current regulations. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify and define the concepts of state digital currencies., cryptocurrencies and other digital assets.

“There is a digital currency of the Central Bank and there is a digital currency, which is essentially, maybe, understood as cryptocurrency, and it is necessary to clearly prescribe the differentiation of these concepts with that, so that there is no confusion ", ― отметил .

The best solution for defining and clarifying concepts, he called the holding of discussions. They will also help to more clearly define the regulation of digital assets in Russia.. According to Aksakov, cryptocurrencies are more of an investment vehicle, rather than a means of payment.

Another area of ​​work of the Committee is the definition and consolidation of rights and obligations against the digital ruble, its release and regulation.

Recall, what Russia plans
test the digital ruble within the next year.