The Russian Central Bank says that it will carry out a “large -scale audit” of the cryptographic holdings and transactions of the entire nation in early 2026.
The Russian newspaper Izvestia reported that the bank wants to launch an exhaustive review of cryptographic investments and loan volumes for companies operating in space.
The Central Bank said that it also plans to review “individual investments” in digital financial products “whose yields are linked to the price of cryptaresets.”
This probably refers to cryptographic derivatives and other similar financial products. Many of these have been released in the exchange of Moscow and other parts of Russia this year.
The newspaper wrote that the bank’s decision “reflects its growing attention to the risks and opportunities” of cryptographic space.
These, the bank thinks, are having an impact “not only on global markets, but also on the Russian economy.”
The Russia Bank said “will conduct a Cryptase investment survey and loans to cryptographic companies” during the first two months of 2026.
The authorities said that the objective of the survey was “to evaluate the volume of investments in cryptocurrencies by regulated entities, even for risk coverage purposes.”
The bank has also ordered commercial and exchange banks of Moscow that offer cryptographic derivatives to send it monthly reports on transactions and volumes.
The bank has frequently found in Loggerheads with the Ministry of Finance on Crypto Policy.
Russian finance minister Anton Siluanov. (Source: Ministry of Finance/screen capture)
The Ministry wants to regulate and tax the cryptography industry, and wants to get it out of “outside the gray area.”
But the bank would prefer to look for solutions that restrict cryptography outside the Russian economic system.
However, Kirill Karpov, professor of the Department of Financial Law at the University of State Law of Moscow, told the newspaper:
“It will use the survey information to help form regulatory policy. They will seek to legalize the market to generate tax revenues.”
Legal expert Olga Zakharova said:
“At present, Russian legislation does not provide margin for any legal player who are not officially registered miners and cryptographic participants.”
The sandbox in question allows Russian companies to use cryptography as a payment tool in cross -border commercial agreements.
The bank reluctantly approved the sandbox in response to the packages of sanctions led by Washington, Brussels and London.
In addition to Sandbox, it is believed that several companies are carrying out a direct trade with international partners with international partners.
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