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Story: Russian Regulatory Sandboxes to enable oil-backed cryptocurrency for Russia in Pilot Regions

By Dan Saada

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Russian cryptocurrency law to be soon adopted in March to allow the creation of oil-backed cryptocurrency.

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The lower house of the Russian Federal House is known as the Duma.  The Duma will be reviewing and adopting a cryptocurrency law this March.

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Oleg Nikolaev, Economic Policy Committee at the Duma stated, the process is in its final stages of development.

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Igor Yusufov, former Energy Minister of Russia, stated that a proposal from the head of Energia Corporation would take priority in the creation of an oil-backed cryptocurrency.

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The road map for this project is getting ready, and it is in its final phase.  A cryptocurrency of this kind will permit Russia and their allies to be able to manage the…

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Venezuela launched the crypto in October 2018 to bypass international trade sanctions.

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Nicolas Maduro, the Venezuelan President, went to the extent of artificially increasing the value of their fiat currency for multiple times; however, Russia did not accept the…

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While hot crypto facts are being stirred in Russia, it should be noted that the Russian Ministry recently rubbished the need to define the crypto.

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Russian Federations were recently urged to investigate the reasons for the delay in the development of relevant legislation.

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The current decision of the Duma did not happen in a day.  The proposal of the oil-backed cryptocurrency gained traction after high ranking parliamentarians voiced their…

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The circulation of the oil-backed cryptocurrency will be primarily tested in pilot regions.

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Anatoly Aksakov previously stated, “The law on the regulatory sandbox, which I hope we’ll adopt during the spring [parliamentary] session, will allow either individual companies…

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Details about the corporate entities who will be a part of the pilot program are not yet clear.

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