Putin Obliges Election Candidates to Report Crypto Holdings Outside Russia – President Vladimir Putin has authorized changes to his own legislation forcing Russian political candidates to declare their foreign assets. Among the assets that candidates must submit to the state, the amended legislation includes cryptocurrencies.
Aspirants for government positions in Russia are now obliged to reveal any cryptocurrency funds they have obtained in foreign countries. The obligation was added to a previous presidential order on the examination of filed statements on property and property-related liabilities of Russian officials overseas by a decree recently approved by Vladimir Putin.
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The modifications, which took effect immediately after the new order was signed on May 9, affect not just people who run in federal and provincial elections, but also their close relatives. Their family will now be responsible for the whole of their crypto investments as well.
The new regulations apply to any transaction for the procurement of digital financial assets, which includes cryptocurrencies and digital currency under Russian legislation. A new bill developed by the Ministry of Finance will implement the latter definition.
The supplied information will be verified by the relevant Russian authorities. To do so, they’ll need proof of the worth of the crypto assets they’ve purchased. Affected Russian citizens and their family would also be required to submit transaction details, such as the date and other identifiers.
Officials in Moscow have been striving to fully regulate the country’s crypto ecosystem, since several sections of the statute “On Digital Financial Assets,” which took effect in January 2021, remained unregulated. The legal status of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, as well as related activities like trade and mining, are among them.
The Russian parliament passed a bill in late March requiring candidates for public office to reveal details about their digital asset holdings within Russia. The bill alters a number of statutes and affects presidential and legislative candidates, as well as other government officials. Putin signed it into a law in April.
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Putin Obliges Election Candidates to Report Crypto Holdings Outside Russia – The most recent presidential decree targets candidates in state and municipal elections. According to an announcement made by Russia’s legal information web, it also affects members of political parties who have been selected for the highest seats in any of the Russian Federation’s constituents.