“It is unambiguous that Russia is not ready for such steps.
So far there is not the slightest reason to take such steps, ”said a Kremlin spokesman.
According to him, this is a quasi-currency and de facto equating it with monetary instruments can only harm the financial and economic system.
In February, against the background of the rise in the value of bitcoin, the head of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina pointed to its high volatility.
At the end of August, analyst, financial markets expert Dmitry Golubovsky, in an interview with the "360" TV channel, expressed the opinion that the cryptocurrency is striving for a new historical maximum.