Russian officials ordered to report on the ownership of digital assets

Russian President Vladimir Putin 10 December signed a new decree, according to which Russian officials will have to provide reports on the ownership of cryptocurrencies before 30 june 2021 of the year.

Decree "On measures to implement certain provisions of the Federal Law" On digital financial assets, Digital currency and amendments to certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation ”was published on the official portal of legal information.

According to the document, Officials will be required to provide a “notification of their belonging, their spouses and minor children of digital financial assets, digital rights, including digital financial assets and other digital rights, Utility digital rights and digital currency (If they are available) in the form according to Appendix No. 1 ".

The application contains a form of notification of cryptocurrency owners and digital assets, Moreover, digital financial assets are separately allocated, Digital currencies and utilitarian digital assets. The decree comes into force with 1 january 2021 of the year.

Also state departments, Including the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, authorities and local self -government, State extra -budgetary funds and state -owned companies are “recommended” by decree in determining the procedure for submitting information about income and property.

Earlier, the chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia Alexander Bastrykin said, that cryptocurrency must be recognized as property in Russia, To facilitate the investigation of crimes.