Large cryptocurrencies are ready to comply with the requirements of regulators for work in Russia – Bits Media

Several large cryptocurrency exchanges expressed their readiness to comply with the requirements of Russian regulators, To continue work in the country. However, the Bank of Russia is still for a complete ban on mining and cryptocurrencies in the Russian Federation.

Government plans The regulation of the crypto industry in Russia did not cause sharp objections among trading platforms, writes "Kommersant". Supervision will be carried out for the most part over the banking sector, The participants of the cryptorrhist are sure, Since the ban on exchanges to open accounts for citizens of the Russian Federation may be inappropriate.

Olga Goncharova, responsible for interaction with regulators in Russia and the CIS countries, supported the “road map” of cryptocurrency regulation, proposed
Recently, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. The GR-director convinced, that state supervision will increase the transparency of operations with digital assets.

The Huobi trading platform also hopes to reach the Open Dialog with Russian regulators. Huobi counts, that constructive laws on cryptocurrencies will increase the trust of state bodies, private companies and citizens to crypto actes and crypto -rhizas.

Exchange expressed their readiness to create a separate legal entity in Russia and even, If necessary, Register in Roskomnadzor. This is required by the law "On the activities of foreign persons in the information and telecommunication Internet on the territory of the Russian Federation".

AAX exchange in the near future does not plan to open an office in Russia. However, the site management is ready to think about it, If the Russian authorities accept the law on the regulation of cryptocurrencies. Aax is ready to comply with all the requirements, If officials will cooperate with exchanges in a "coordinated and worked out mechanism".

The Government of the Russian Federation introduced the "road map" of regulation of digital assets last week. The prepared package of laws may oblige the regulation subjects to provide Rosfinmonitoring with information about cryptocurrency operations to combat money laundering.

In January, the Bank of Russia began public consultations on the prohibition of mining and operations with cryptocurrencies in the country, proposing to establish responsibility for violation of the prohibition. 1 February in the Central Bank of the Russian Federation confirmed their tough position. According to the regulator, The uncontrolled influx of finance in cryptocurrencies will lead to an increase in loans for business and citizens. This will be even more to restrain the growth of the country's economy, Set in the Central Bank.

The Central Bank insists, that mining does not belong to his competence. However, the regulator considers mining a risky activity, since cryptocurrency mining negatively affects the environment, can lead to overload of electric networks and creates the conditions for "shadow operations". The Bank of Russia intends to convey its fears to the Cabinet of Ministers.

Director of the Department of Financial Policy of the Ministry of Finance Ivan Chebeskov called on the government not to ban cryptocurrencies in the country, focusing instead on protecting the interests of citizens, investing in digital assets.