Putin: Cryptocurrency Has Its Place, No State Can Have Own Crypto
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Putin: Cryptocurrency Has Its Place, No State Can Have Own Crypto

THELOGICALINDIAN - Cryptocurrency has its abode in the apple and Russia should anxiously accede back and how to booty allotment in the action of its development Vladimir Putin said in his anniversary QA affair with Russian citizens The admiral acclaimed thatby analogue neither Russia nor any added country could accept a civic cryptocurrency Putin additionally mentioned the adventure about Telegram in the ablaze of gluttonous affable decisions

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Putin: Cryptocurrency Has Its Place, No State Can Have Own CryptoFrom potholes to spaceports, the Direct Line with Vladimir Putin usually covers it all. It is adamantine to brainstorm there is actually no alertness or artifice abaft the scenes, but one has to accept – four hours of questions can be a arduous claiming for anyone’s absorption and bookish power.

Putin sounds able on aloof about any topic, and about all the time. Well, this year he was extemporaneous to acknowledgment at atomic one question: “Why is cow meat alleged ‘beef’?” To his credit, the agent prime abbot for agriculture, Alexey Gordeyev, didn’t apperceive the acknowledgment either…

This year’s affairs aired in a redesigned format, affected a bit actuality and there. And, as with any “rationalization” in a above Soviet, Slavic country, the change was met with a able dosage of criticism.

As a new affection of the 2024 “Direct Line” – bloggers and vloggers were accustomed to ask questions on account of their followers. This is how cryptocurrency came into the spotlight, and this time the admiral was beside of developments.

No National Crypto, ‘by Definition’

Vlogger Artiom Khokholikov activated Putin with a brace of questions that “all youngsters are absorbed in” – will Russia accept its own cryptocurrency, and if, will it be controlled by the state? Also – does the admiral anticipate that in the abreast approaching cryptocurrency will alter absolutely the accepted authorization money?

Starting with the cryptoruble topic, Putin remarked the catechism was somewhat incorrect. Neither Russia, nor any added country can accept their own crypto, “by definition,” he accomplished the nation. “If we allocution about cryptocurrency – this is article that goes above civic borders,” explained the president.

Ticking addition box, Putin mentioned the “so alleged mining,” which, as he acicular out, is not adapted in Russia. The situation, however, will change anon with the acceptance of the new legislation currently beneath analysis in the Duma. Then he emphasized authorities in Moscow accept a actual “accurate” attitude appear the accomplished crypto subject.

Russia Should Consider its Participation

Of course, the all-knowing talking credibility of axial ability were to be accepted from the absolutist of a able state. “In the cutting majority of countries cryptocurrency is not a agency of account. It is partially acclimated in Japan, but in added countries it doesn’t work,” Vladimir Putin said.

Putin: Cryptocurrency Has Its Place, No State Can Accept Own CryptoThe admiral went on to admonish of the official position of Russia’s Central Bank that cryptocurrencies cannot be a agency of acquittal or saving, and that agenda money is not backed by anything. That means, he stressed, that “We accept to amusement this actual accurately and carefully.”

“Nevertheless”, Putin afflicted the tone, “such abnormality has its abode in the world, it is developing! We accept to anxiously analyze, watch what’s action on, and see at what date and how we can participate in this action and use it, including by the way, to abstain any restrictions in the apple of all-embracing banking activity.”

Putin Suggests ‘Civilized’ Approach to Telegram

The Russian arch of accompaniment affected addition affair that apropos the crypto association – the fate of the messaging account Telegram. Prohibition is the easiest way to go, he noted, but additionally appropriate that it’s all-important to seek affable means to break the problem.

Russian authorities accept been aggravating to block the agent back April 16, afterward a decision by the Tagansky District Court of Moscow from April 13. So far, their attempts accept been bootless and Telegram has managed to circumvent the imposed restrictions.

Putin: Cryptocurrency Has Its Place, No State Can Have Own Crypto

Russian appropriate casework affirmation the app has been acclimated by terrorists and accept requested its encryption keys. However, the aggregation founded by Russian administrator Pavel Durov has banned to duke them over.

According to Russian media, abounding associates of the bounded Telegram association accept interpreted Putin’s comments as a arresting to the country’s telecom regulator, Roskomnadzor, and the Federal Security Service, FSB, to affluence the burden on the messenger.

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