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Russian central bank exec is OK with crypto mining under one condition
2022.06.30 18:22
Russian central bank exec is OK with crypto mining under one condition
Kirill Pronin, head of Russian Central Bank (CBR)’s Department of financial technologies, acknowledged the possibility of crypto mining legalization under certain conditions. A public acknowledgment like this makes a rare case, as the CBR continues to lead the battle against the efforts to legalize crypto in the country.
The executive expressed his views on mining at the Saint-Petersburg International Legal Forum on Wednesday, June 29. During the session, dedicated to cryptocurrencies, Pronin revealed, that CBR doesn’t take the same kind of hardline position on mining, as in the case with the general crypto legalization: