Central Bank refutes "immediate ban on cryptocurrency" in Russia

It seems that the media again hurried to inflate the scandal. After the news of the “cryptocurrency ban” leaked out in January, the passions flared.
However, only citizens from the bitnovosti.com project decided to send a direct request to the Central Bank in order to clarify the situation.
And just recently an answer was received.



"On February 6, 2014, the Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation hosted a meeting of the expert group under the Interdepartmental Working Group on Countering Crime in the Economic Sphere, dedicated to the use of anonymous payment systems and cryptocurrencies in Russia. Representatives of the Bank of Russia participated in this group. This event was the development of a unified approach to the definition of the legal status of cryptocurrencies, also discussed further areas of work on the legal regulation entatsii cryptocurrency scope of use and the development of measures aimed at preventing violations of property rights of citizens and organizations in this field.
')
Thus, the position of the participants of the meeting was not the need to immediately ban all operations related to cryptocurrencies, the main goal is to prepare and implement a package of measures to prevent the use of cryptocurrencies in illegal operations, including the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime, and improving the regulatory framework in order to protect the rights of citizens and organizations when using cryptocurrency. "

Thus, there was no complete ban, anathema and burning on fires. It is necessary to edit the laws to bring them closer to reality. Exactly the same deal in many other countries. After the “cryptocurrency” declared itself, having jumped in price and breaking the $ 1000 bar (BTC), it became impossible to ignore it, and now it is necessary to adjust to it.

How our Central Bank will adjust - this is a different question. Wait and see. In the meantime, as crypto-brokers joke, “The Central Bank has been buying chops”.