Russia Could Pass Cryptocurrency Law This Year, Senior Lawmaker Says
Russia may have a finalized cryptocurrency trading bill by the end of the summer, according to a senior lawmaker.
An official for Russia's national legislature believes that new laws regulating the exchange of cryptocurrencies will be complete by the end of the fall.
Should all the pieces come together – Russian officials have been working on some kind of law related to the tech since as early as 2014 – lawmakers could complete work on a legislative passage over the next several months, according to Aksakov.
He said (in translated comments):
The comments come amid a flurry of news out of Russia on the cryptocurrency front. The country's deputy finance minister, for example, said earlier this week that he thinks bitcoin trading should be restricted to qualified investors. The chief internet advisor to president Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, unveiled the formation of a new blockchain and cryptocurrency advocacy group earlier this week.
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