The first deputy chairman of the Bank of Russia said that his department is discussing with the government the possibility of granting certain groups of investors permission to invest in cryptocurrencies.

Vladimir Chistyukhin, at the round table “The Future of Digital Platforms and Ecosystems: Finding a Reasonable Balance of Regulation” organized by the Association of Digital Platforms, recalled that the Central Bank supported the decision to use cryptocurrencies. in international settlements and added:

“We know the government’s readiness to discuss the issue of providing certain groups of investors, the so-called super-qualifiers, with the opportunity to invest in crypto assets. The discussion is yet to come.”

According to the official, no decisions have been made regarding wider access of digital currencies to the national financial market, and this issue requires separate consideration, taking into account the interests of the state.

In August, a law on an experiment on the use of cryptocurrencies in foreign economic activity came into force, which also implies the possibility of conducting exchange trading in cryptocurrencies under the control of the Bank of Russia. Representatives of VTB and Alfa Bank have already announced their readiness to participate in the experiment.

Earlier, the Central Bank reported that the volume of web traffic of Russians on cryptocurrency exchange websites has grown over the past six months by 56.5%, to 166.9 million visits.