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Russian Government to Add Crypto-related Clauses to Criminal Code

The Russian government is set to add "cryptocurrency" and crypto-related terms to the country's criminal code. Moscow thinks this will help police confiscate coins during their investigations.

According to Russian newspaper Vedomosti, "two sources close to" the Government Commission on Legislative Activity say the body has approved a bill drafted by the Ministry of Justice. The Russian state-run media agency TASS also says it has seen the ministry's bill.

Currently, crypto-related terms are not defined in either the Criminal Code or the Criminal Procedure Code. Police and public prosecutors have complained that this "greatly complicates" their investigations in crypto-related cases.

The draft law assumes recognition of [cryptoassets] as items subject to confiscation, and also establishes the procedures for these actions. The draft law should bring clarity to the current legislation. Because, for a long time, there has been no clarity in issues related to the legislative regulation of crimes involving [cryptoassets].

Lawyers are divided on the proposed bill. While some welcomed the move, others raised questions, such as what legal mechanism have courts previously used to seize cryptocurrency?