January 26, the conference "Regulation of cryptocurrency in Russia: interim results"

January 26 at 19.00, the Digital October Center will host the conference "Regulation of cryptocurrency in Russia: interim results."



In recent years, statements by the authorities on the regulation of cryptocurrency have been regularly appearing in the media, which were either negative, encouraging or neutral. As a result, the legal status of decentralized digital currencies remained unexplained for many. Therefore, the main task of the conference speakers is to shed light on the legislative regulation of cryptocurrency and to answer the backlog of questions from both users and entrepreneurs on this topic.

At the event will perform:

- Artem Tolkachev, Director, Head of Legal for Tech Group at Deloitte CIS

The topic of the report: “Regulation in the Russian Federation, its development from 2013 to the current moment, practice of application. Review of international experience.



- Elina Sidorenko, Professor of the Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics of MGIMO, Head of the Interdepartmental Working Group on Risk Assessments of the Cryptocurrency of the State Duma

Theme: "Blockchain: possible areas of legal regulation"

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From the side of corporations:



- Konstantin Goldstein, technical evangelist at Microsoft Russia



- Dmitry Bulychkov, Project Director at the Sberbank Technological Innovation Center



- Konstantin Koltsov, QIWI



From startups:



- Alexander Ivanov, founder of the blockchain platform Wavesplatform

Topic: "International practices of regulation Bitcoin"



- Stanislav Polozov, head of the blocker implementation platform for the EMER blockchain platform

Topic: "Is regulation necessary for non-monetary uses of the blockchain technology?"



After the presentations of the speakers will be held a round table in the format of questions and answers.

The topic of the round table is “Intermediate results of cryptocurrency regulation and prospects for the use of blockchain technology in 2017”.

The program of the event:

18.30 - 19.00 - Welcome coffee



19.00 - 21.00 - Speech by participants, answers to questions



21.00 - 22.00 - Round table



22.00 - 23.00 - Free communication

What questions will be raised during the conference and the round table:

- What is the position of the regulator and law enforcement?

- What is international experience?

- Is there a regulatory framework and judicial precedents?

- How is cryptocurrency regulation organized in Russia today?

- What are the prospects for the development of cryptocurrency regulation in Russia?

- How do Russian cryptocurrency and blockchain projects interact with the regulator?

The event is intended for:

- Founders and employees of FINTECH startups planning to work with cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology;

- Representatives of large businesses interested in the integration of cryptocurrency and blockchain solutions into their business processes;

- Russian cryptocurrency and blockchain community: miners, traders, investors, blockchain developers and industry enthusiasts;

- Government officials who follow trends in the regulation of cryptocurrency in Russia.



Conference organizers:



- Blockchain project Wavesplatform

- Digital October Center

- Digital Finance Agency



Register for the event at the link .