The State Duma, the lower chamber of the Russian parliament, will discuss a draft bill on crypto regulation in January or February, the head of Committee on Financial Markets told local news agency TASS on Monday, Jan. 14.
Chairman Anatoly Aksakov said that a long-awaited bill on digital assets — a term used by the Russian government to define crypto-related technologies — is tied to initiatives on crowdfunding and investment platforms. The projects will be discussed together, most likely in February, he stated.