Russia’s upper house, the Federation Council, is monitoring crypto – but a key politician claims that tokens may “have a future.”
Speaking to Ura.news, the deputy chair of the Federation Council’s Committee on Budget and Financial Markets Elena Perminova, stated:
“Cryptocurrencies today seem to be on a swing – they are constantly rising and falling [in price]. Probably, there is a future for them. Probably, they will amount to something.”
But the senator followed up with some more familiar-sounding, and more guarded language, as well as warnings for the sector. Perminova stated:
“However, I don’t see them as [becoming] an official currency in the government’s settlements yet.”
She added that the Federation Council is now “analyzing” the role of
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