The Russian government is considering options for creating conditions in the Far East for the development of high-tech industries. To this end, the authorities are ready to attract start-ups in the region who are developing products in the IT sphere.
Particular attention will be paid to the development of the blockchain industry, Alexander Kozlov, minister for the development of the Far East, told reporters.
He stressed that in the near future in the Far East such a direction as mining of cryptocurrencies will begin to develop rapidly. With the help of local authorities, mining farms will appear in the region, which will be able to function comfortably using a special legal regime.
The Minister noted :
The emergence of mining farms is quite possible. The main thing is that there are no restrictions in terms of current legislation.
In late January, analysts of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation prepared a draft law on the introduction of so-called special zones in Russia.
Its essence lies in the fact that in these areas, companies can freely use cryptocurrency in circumvention of the current federal legislation. The authorities of Tatarstan and the Kaliningrad region have already supported the proposal of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and expressed their readiness to become participants in a pilot project on the introduction of digital currencies .
No one from the Far Eastern regions has proposed to create such a zone on its territory, but the interest in mining in this part of Russia is growing as in other areas of the country.
Publication date 09.02.2019
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