Brazhnikov disagreed with the estimate of 5 trillion rubles voiced by Aksakov, calling it underestimated.
The executive director of RAKIB believes that argentina whatsapp number list there will be no consequences if Russians are legally prohibited from investing in cryptocurrency; they will start investing in other assets, on which people will lose money “and the Central Bank cannot do anything about it.”
Earlier on December 17, the head of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina stated at a press conference following the meeting of the board of directors that the Central Bank of the Russian Federation is in favor of Russian financial infrastructure not being used for cryptocurrency transactions. According to Nabiullina, the Central Bank "cannot welcome" such financial investments due to volatility and risks for retail investors.
On December 16, Reuters reported on the Central Bank's plans to ban cryptocurrency. It is said that the Bank of Russia wants to ban investments in cryptocurrency in the country due to the growing number of crypto transactions, which poses risks to financial stability. According to two Reuters sources close to the regulator, the Central Bank is already in talks with market participants and experts about new rules.
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The Ministry of Industry and Trade presented a draft resolution on a two-tier system for admitting computing equipment to the state procurement market. According to the draft, first-tier equipment will be considered equipment with a Russian processor, and second-tier equipment will be equipment without one, but included in the register of domestic electronics. This is reported by Kommersant.