Russian Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov said that at least 20000000 Russians invest in crypto products, collectively holding approximately 3700000000000 rubles, equivalent to approximately 44000000000 USD. These assets are mainly used for foreign trade settlement, mining, trading on overseas exchanges, and savings. Russia is establishing a regulatory framework that allows qualified and non-qualified investors to hold and trade crypto assets on regulated domestic exchanges, while continuing to prohibit the use of crypto assets for everyday payments and advancing the digital ruble as a payment instrument directly regulated by the state.
Russian Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov said that at least 20000000 Russians invest in crypto products.
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These people collectively hold approximately 3700000000000 rubles, equivalent to approximately 44000000000 USD in crypto assets.
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The relevant assets are mainly used for foreign trade settlement, mining, trading on overseas exchanges, and savings.
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Russia is establishing a regulatory framework that allows qualified and non-qualified investors to hold and trade crypto assets on regulated domestic exchanges.
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The original text states that Russia still prohibits the use of crypto assets for everyday payments and is advancing the digital ruble as a payment instrument directly regulated by the state.
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This message states that at least 20000000 people in Russia invest in crypto products, with a total value of approximately 44000000000 USD. Asset uses include trade settlement, mining, trading, and savings; crypto assets cannot be used for everyday payments, while the digital ruble is described as a payment instrument directly regulated by the state.
Why it matters to readers
The message also concerns the scale of crypto asset holdings in Russia, asset uses, and the direction of regulation, which may affect understanding of the local crypto asset market and the payment positioning of the digital ruble.
It helps beginners distinguish between the investment and trading uses of crypto assets, as well as the different positions of crypto assets and the digital ruble in payment regulation.
Risks and unknowns
The information comes from a Telegram account's paraphrase; the original text does not provide an official speech link from the Russian Finance Ministry or Ivan Chebeskov.
The original text does not provide the statistical reference date or a specific statistical scope for the relevant data.
The scope of access to regulated domestic exchanges, trading channels, and implementation details are not explained in the original text.
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