{"id":358792,"date":"2021-10-27T20:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/putins-internet-ombudsman-pessimistic-about-crypto-regulation\/"},"modified":"2021-10-27T20:15:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T17:15:00","slug":"putins-internet-ombudsman-pessimistic-about-crypto-regulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/putins-internet-ombudsman-pessimistic-about-crypto-regulation\/","title":{"rendered":"# Putin\u2019s internet ombudsman pessimistic about crypto regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"

“# Putin\u2019s internet ombudsman pessimistic about crypto regulation <\/strong>”
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Despite Russian officials’\u00a0increased interest in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC), Russia\u2019s internet ombudsman expressed confidence that local crypto regulations will remain largely prohibitive.<\/p>\n

Dmitry Marinichev, Russia\u2019s ombudsman for the protection of entrepreneurs’ rights under Russian President Vladimir Putin, discussed Russia\u2019s app<\/a>roach to cryptocurrency regulations at a panel of a major local industry event, Blockchain Life 2021, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Russia will continue to take a restrictive stance on crypto because the Russian government doesn\u2019t want Russian people making money with Bitcoin, Marinichev said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure that Russian crypto policies will always be prohibitive because no one is looking to allow Russian people to earn money with crypto operations and no one will ever authorize them to proceed with payments using other money than ruble. It is important to be aware of this.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Marinichev also argued that Russian crypto laws, including the country\u2019s first crypto-focused law, \u201cOn Digital Financial Assets,\u201d or DFAs, have nothing to do with individual investors and were adopted due to the strong demand of big business and state-backed companies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe DFA law only targets big companies and has nothing to do with the industry. It hasn\u2019t affected common people and enthusiasts in the crypto and blockchain industry,\u201d the ombudsman argued. He also noted that Russia\u2019s energy prices are not that attractive to cryptocurrency miners, claiming that the United States has the \u201ccheapest electricity\u201d in the world.<\/p>\n

Marinichev was appointed as Russia\u2019s internet ombudsman by President Putin back in 2014. Apparently, the official has been deeply involved in the crypto industry, suggesting that cryptocurrencies be used by the residents of Crimea in 2017. He was also planning to repurpose his metal factory, Russian Mining Company, into a crypto mining facility in 2019, expecting to mine 20% of the world\u2019s Bitcoin.<\/p>\n

Related: <\/em><\/strong>Russia does \u2018absolutely nothing\u2019 to regulate crypto, RACIB head says<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Marinichev\u2019s remarks on Russian crypto regulations follow the nation’s local governments becoming increasingly interested in crypto, with some ministries proposing to mine Bitcoin with associated gas. At the same time, the Russian government remains skeptical of Bitcoin when it comes to the interest of its own residents, with the Bank of Russia looking to block certain transactions to crypto exchanges.<\/p>\n