Herman Gref called to delegate the development of blockchain from the state - Russian business – Bits Media

The Chairman of the Board of Sberbank considers, that the Russian government should mitigate the attitude to the supervision of blockchain and listen more to the opinion of entrepreneurs.

According to Herman Gref, Blockchain technology has great global prospects and Requires a thoughtful attitude. The top manager of the largest state bank of the Russian Federation warned, that if the regulatory authorities do not change the attitude to the blockchain, then Russia can become an outsider of the industry:

"The only thing, What can the government do now: give business the opportunity to develop these things yourself. Be a little behind with a regulatory portfolio, With that, To watch, How the technology will be applied ".

Gref counts, that the departure of foreign companies will not play a big role for the development of information technology in Russia, since the market has already passed that stage, when he simply absorbed ready -made solutions. According to the State Bank, The Russian technological sector is now able to generate ideas and will develop at its pace.

Main, so that the government and regulators reduce concern about the development of the new sector of the economy. According to the former Minister of Economic Development, Sberbank and the entire financial sector managed to survive only thanks to investment in blockchain and other financial technologies after cutting by sanctions from international markets.

The head of Sberbank has always been loyal to cryptocurrencies. In February, Gref said, that cryptocurrencies should not be a payment tool in Russia, but prohibiting stablecoins will also be wrong.