Rosfinmonitoring: "A complete ban on cryptocurrencies is counterproductive" – Bits Media

The deputy director of Rosfinmonitoring German Negrows told, that although cryptocurrencies are increasingly used for criminal activity, Office against a complete ban on digital assets in Russia.

Neglyu emphasized, that cryptocurrencies are often used for illegal activity due to a large degree of anonymity. One of the most common cases is the sale of drugs for cryptocurrencies. To counteract the criminal use of cryptocurrencies, Rosfinmonitoring and several other departments launched the transaction analysis service "Transparent blockchain".

At the same time, the deputy director of the department emphasized, that cryptocurrencies are quite popular in Russia, Many citizens and companies own digital assets. Therefore, it makes no sense to completely prohibit cryptocurrencies in our country - you need to regulate them qualitatively.

“In such conditions, the Crypts would be counterproductive in such conditions. At the same time, we support the option of hard to regulate cryptocurrencies, which is set out in the concept of the Government of the Russian Federation: Prohibition on calculations of digital currency, The ban on their advertising, as well as the need for explanatory work about the essence of the digital currency as a high -risk asset. We count, that virtual assets or digital currencies should be equated in the legal sense to property, What entails their recognition as the subject of crimes ", - said the representative of Rosfinmonitoring.

Neglyu also noted, that it is necessary to bring legal activity under the company, working with digital assets. for instance, oblige exchangers to verify the user's personality, and also report suspicious operations.

Earlier it became known, that Rosfinmonitoring and the Ministry of Finance are going to regulate virtual gaming currencies. But, According to Herman is not a glance, Usually these are virtual assets with low risks. And only in some cases, supervision is required - for example, If the service allows you to convert game currencies into cryptocurrencies or real money. The department conducts an analysis, Is it necessary to separate this moment in the legislation separately.