Russian officials must now declare crypto holdings
The move reverses a 2018 decision that officials did not have to declare crypto holdings. Russia's public officials will be mandated to declare all private crypto assets holdings from New Year’s Day, 2021.The requirements were announced on Oct. 20 by the office of Russian prosecutor general, Igor Krasnov, following a meeting with 15 fellow prosecutor generals representing member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).“Starting next year, civil servants will be required to declare [virtual] currencies on an equal basis with other assets,” Krasnov said.In 2018, Russia’s labor....
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