The publication “Kommersant”, citing sources familiar with the situation, reported that the Bank of Russia postponed two issues of structural bonds attached to the price of bitcoin.

According to Kommersant, the decision touched by the bonds of the Finams and Rumberg Capital companies, the total amount of the issues of which was supposed to be $ 2.15 million and 200 million rubles, respectively. The profitability of bonds depended on the indicators of the spotal ETF for Bitcoin BlackRock.

At the same time, the papers were intended for qualified investors, calculations were carried out in rubles, and the cryptocurrency itself was not acquired. The plans for the “Finams” for launching bonds of this format were reported in February, the company considered the launch of a similar product with a link to ETF on the air.

According to Kommersant sources, formally we are not talking about a complete ban, but about the postponement of the terms of placement. The decision on the transfer is due to the ongoing discussion of the status of cryptocurrencies in Russia and the possibility of the production of such products in the long term.

Earlier, the Bank of Russia invited the government to create an experimental legal regime for a period of three years, in which the opportunity to buy and sell cryptocurrency will be given only to a limited circle of investors.