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Russian Central Bank Observations on Crypto Transactions
The Russian Central Bank has reported a significant increase in citizens’ transactions on crypto exchanges and peer-to-peer crypto trading platforms. According to the bank’s financial stability report, several observations were made regarding Russian citizens’ crypto transactions.
Trends in Crypto Transactions
- The total web traffic of Russian users on major cryptocurrency platforms increased by 16.4% from the fourth quarter of FY2023 to the first quarter of FY2024.
- Russians made a total of 104.6 million visits to crypto exchanges and P2P sites.
- The average monthly number of unique Russian IP address-holders to major crypto exchanges increased by 15.1%.
Usage of Cryptoassets
Russians show interest in higher-cap cryptoassets like Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), as well as USD-pegged stablecoins like USDT and USDC. Transactions potentially attributable to Russians amounted to over $50.2 billion in the same period, including various types of transactions.
Regulatory Concerns
The Russian Central Bank warns of the risks associated with holding crypto in Russia, especially considering possible sanctions from unfriendly countries. With tensions rising between the West and Moscow, Russian stablecoin holders risk losing access to their funds if blocked by stablecoin issuers.
Future Regulations
The bank hinted at forthcoming Russian regulations by recommending that domestic financial providers should not offer financial instruments tied to cryptoassets and advised against advertising services related to the circulation of cryptoassets.
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