{"id":467078,"date":"2021-07-08T16:20:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T16:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/?p=467078"},"modified":"2021-07-13T07:45:18","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T07:45:18","slug":"russia-impound-unlawfully-cryptocurrencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/news\/russia-impound-unlawfully-cryptocurrencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Plans To Impound Unlawfully Acquired Cryptocurrencies"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Russian prosecutor general allegedly reports that cryptocurrencies are being utilized for bribing. As a result, Russia introduced cryptocurrencies into its legal system and as a taxable value in 2020.<\/p>\n
The country has also banned its public officials from possessing crypto with effect from this year.<\/p>\n
Russia is now assembling legislation to ensure that law-enforcement agencies confiscate illegally acquired cryptocurrencies. According to TASS, this report<\/a> was given by the Prosecutor General of the Country Igor Krasnov.<\/p>\n Related Reading | Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao States, \u201cCompliance Is A Journey\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n During his speech at a conference held in Saint Petersburg, the Prosecutor General said that the misuse of cryptocurrencies by criminals had become a problematic issue for law enforcement agents.<\/p>\n Igor Krasnov said that the country already issued the first law to control digital assets and their usage last year.<\/p>\n In addition, Russia also updated its penal and criminal codes. This will ensure that law enforcement agencies adopt a restrictive measure in confiscating such assets.<\/p>\n Krasnov added that the increased use of crypto for bribery has made it more difficult to trace than fiat money.<\/p>\n However, Rosfinmonitoring<\/a>, the Russian financial Surveillance representative, said that the agency plans to trace all Bitcoin cash-outs. In addition, they intend to add a new crypto classification code to check for suspicious crypto transactions.<\/p>\n The Russian government has been very hard on cryptocurrency since the beginning of this year.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Recall that early in April 2021, all the officials who work in both federal and local government agencies had to relinquish their crypto investments. The government had banned them from owning the currency.<\/p>\n According to the Ministry’s website, the government decided to reduce corruption in the country. The prohibition also extended to board members of every Russian bank.<\/p>\nRussia’s Ongoing Battle With Cryptocurrencies<\/h2>\n
The daily chart indicates that crypto market is following a downtrend | Source: Crypto Total Market Cap on TradingView.com<\/a><\/pre>\n