The first order instructs the government to work with the central bank to “ensure that changes are made to the legislation of the Russian Federation” to determine the status of digital technologies including cryptocurrency, token, and smart contract. This is to be “based on the obligation of the ruble as the only legal tender in the Russian Federation,” the order describes.
https://news.bitcoin.com/putin-mandates-cryptocurrency-ico-regulation-july/
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