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The Russian Central Bank Allows Financial Companies to Provide Cryptocurrency Derivatives Services to Qualified Investors

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On May 29th, according to The Block, a Russian bank announced on Wednesday that it is currently enabling financial institutions to offer financial derivatives, securities, and digital financial assets linked to cryptocurrency prices to qualified investors. It is worthy of note that in its Wednesday announcement, the Bank of Russia stated that the conditions for allowing such issuance are that these issuances must be "non-deliverable," indicating that investors can be exposed to cryptocurrency price fluctuations but cannot access the actual digital assets. The Bank of Russia stated in the announcement: "Credit institutions are advised to adopt a conservative approach in assessing the risks associated with these instruments: provide them with full capital coverage and set separate limits for them." It also added that further guidance on such risks will be provided later this year.
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