The Russian Ministry of Finance has proposed setting a maximum amount of 50,000 rubles for investments in cryptocurrency for unqualified investors. It is reported by Forbes with reference to Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev.

At the same time, in order to obtain the status of a qualified investor for the purchase of cryptocurrency, it is proposed to establish more stringent requirements than those that already exist in the financial environment, Moiseev specified. To do this, according to him, it will be necessary either to have assets worth more than 6 million rubles on the accounts, or to conduct transactions with securities for at least 6 million rubles. for the last four quarters, or have a specialized education, experience in financial companies or a certificate in the financial market - FRM, CFA or CHA.

The government apparatus told the publication that on February 15 a meeting on the topic of cryptocurrency turnover will be held with the participation of Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko and the head of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina.

Last week, the Russian government approved the “Concept of legislative regulation of the mechanisms for organizing the circulation of digital currencies”, according to which the circulation of cryptocurrencies will be regulated by the state with “an emphasis on protecting the rights of ordinary investors.”

Commenting on the document, Nabiullina said that the Ministry of Finance's concept of regulating cryptocurrencies does not eliminate existing risks, while leaving room for new threats.

Moiseev, in turn, said that the concept takes into account all the risks pointed out by the Central Bank.

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