The central bank is holding informal consultations with crypto exchangers regarding access to the legal market

The Bank of Russia is conducting informal consultations with banks, officials and crypto exchangers regarding access to the legal Russian crypto market, First Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Vladimir Chistyukhin told reporters on the sidelines of the Moscow Financial Forum. Effectively, it will be possible to submit applications (for obtaining licenses and joining registrars in accordance with the law for the legalization of the cryptocurrency market in Russia - Chistyukin said). "But informal consultations continue, it's quite a wide circle: these are banks, these are brokers, these are officials, these are trade organizers, and today these are non-financial participants who are engaged in the exchange of cryptocurrency," he added.