Digital Currency
Add as a preferred source on GoogleThe announcement marked the first entries in both registers on Oct. 6.
The Oct. 6 announcement recorded five entries in the digital-depository register and four in the register for organizations conducting digital-currency exchange activities.
The central bank’s Oct. 6 announcement said four digital-currency exchange organizations and five depositories had been entered in the registers.
The central bank says the permission applies to exporters and importers, while domestic crypto payments remain prohibited and some personal wallet transfers are barred.
Nonqualified investors would also remain limited to highly liquid assets. NAUFOR's Ekaterina Andreeva expects brokerages to begin offering the test in late November.
Active-account totals and transaction amounts were not disclosed at the Oct. 23 news conference. A subscription option is planned for late November.