The Finance Ministry is preparing a bill to ban transactions with Cryptocurrency

Finance Ministry proposes to prohibit transactions with monetary surrogates, including in their number of electrons currency notification develop relevant federal law published on a single website, posting information on the preparation of draft legal acts.

Currently in Russia issue money substitutes is prohibited. However, Ministry of Finance indicates that the definition of "cash equivalents" in the law no.

"Beyond the control of the national authorities are attracted to" virtual currency "shadow economy. Due to the anonymity of the owners called money substitutes have gained popularity with the purchase of illegal goods, the legalization of proceeds from crime, "- says the Finance Ministry.

Therefore, the Ministry proposes to establish a ban on the issuance of money substitutes, including in electronic form. It is also proposed to clarify the provisions of the law on the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, extending a ban not only on the issue of money substitutes, but also to conduct operations with them.

Among the possible limitations - a ban on the use of surrogates as a means of payment or to exchange for rubles or foreign currency. In addition, the Finance Ministry proposes to introduce administrative and criminal responsibility for the issue of money substitutes and implementing operations with them, as well as restrict access to information resources, provides production and operations with surrogates.

Specific proposals have not yet announced the Ministry of Finance. The Bank of Russia in January warned the population and legal entities from the use of virtual currency, considering such operations as potentially suspicious. Soon regulator together with the Prosecutor General's Office has outlined actions to prevent possible violations of property rights of citizens and organizations associated with the use Cryptocurrency.

[Source - RIA Novosti: ria.ru/economy/20140801/1018486952.html ]

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