Draft

At a meeting of the Council of the Federation, the head of the Federal Bailiff Service Dmitry Aristov said that the department, together with the relevant authorities, is looking for a decision that will legally convert cryptocurrency — in particular Bitcoin — to the income of the state.

the reason for the discussion was the criminal case in which the record bribe received in digital Assets.

“There is no universal mechanism at the moment,” Aristov said. At the same time, he emphasized that such tools require a clear legislative execution of the status of cryptocurrencies in the legal system of the Russian Federation.

The issue is at the junction of financial regulation, criminal law and the digital economy. Development of an approach to the recovery or withdrawal of digital assets within the framework of enforcement proceedings can be a key step for the entire crypto industry in the country.