Sberbank-Backed FinTech Investment Fund Sees Blockchain Potential
SBT Venture Capital, a $100m venture fund backed by Sberbank, the largest Russian bank, has suggested it is interested in bitcoin and blockchain innovations. The statements, issued by SBT partner Mircea Mihaescu to online news source Roem.ru, stand in contrast to continued suggestions by government officials that the use of bitcoin will be formally outlawed this spring. In the interview, Mihaescu was largely dismissive of legislation and regulation in general, stating his belief that laws often lag behind innovation, and as such, perhaps shouldn't be a key concern for global entrepreneurs.....
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The Linux Foundation-run Hyperledger Project will see a new member join the ranks, in Russia’s largest bank (by assets) Sberbank. The Hyperledger Project will now include Russian bank Sberbank among its roster of members and participants, revealed a report by regional industry publication Bankir.Ru. Sberbank first deputy chairman Lev Khasis and Hyperledger CEO Brian Behlendorf signed an agreement that sees the Russian bank’s inclusion, during the ongoing annual banking and financial conference, Sibos. In statements (roughly translated), Khasis stated: Joining the project generates new....
With new legislation on digital assets coming into effect in a month, Russian financial institutions are looking to act. With a new law coming into effect in Russian, the country's largest bank is planning a new blockchain platform for trading, as well as a native token.According to a Monday report from Russian business news outlet RBC, Sberbank is planning to jump into crypto come 2021 when a new law "On Digital Financial Assets," or DFA, is set to come into effect. The news came from Herman Gref, the CEO and chairman of Sberbank. With over 96 million clients, the state-owned bank is the....