The Russian financial surveillance agency, Rosfinmonitoring, is planning to start monitoring all Bitcoin to fiat currencies transactions, according to a statement by German Neglyad who is the deputy director of the agency. He issued that statement before the Russian Parliament during a meeting about the financial markets.
Rosfinmonitoring usually busies itself with shutting down money laundering schemes and dealing with illegal financial systems, but it recently shifted its attention to cryptos since terrorist groups favour using them to finance their operations.
Rosfinmonitoring is also planning to cooperate with the country’s financial regulator, the Russian Central Bank.
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I wonder whether terrorism is the only reason why they have decided to do this.
Rosfinmonitoring usually busies itself with shutting down money laundering schemes and dealing with illegal financial systems, but it recently shifted its attention to cryptos since terrorist groups favour using them to finance their operations.
Rosfinmonitoring is also planning to cooperate with the country’s financial regulator, the Russian Central Bank.
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I wonder whether terrorism is the only reason why they have decided to do this.
