According to the deputy head of the Central Bank of Russia, Olga Skorobogatova, cryptocurrency should be safe, legal and understandable. And most importantly, it should be state-owned. “If a revolution is inevitable, it must be led,” Skorobogatova said on this occasion. It became known that the main financial institution of the country has begun to create its own digital currency. It will be based on distributed ledger technology. The Central Bank has already tested the Masterchain and Hyperledger blockchains and is now analyzing the data obtained from the testing.

Also today, news came out that the First Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia, Sergey Shvetsov, is not opposed to cryptocurrency trading on one of the Russian exchanges. Earlier this week, the head of Sberbank, German Gref, spoke more than once in favor of regulating cryptocurrencies, as well as their legalization in the country. The fact that cryptocurrencies should be banned, Gref categorically rejects. Currently, the State Duma is preparing a bill regulating the circulation of digital currencies and exchange operations with them.