Russia Drops Wallet Reporting From Its Final Crypto Bill: Here’s What the Law Now Says
The post Russia Drops Wallet Reporting From Its Final Crypto Bill: Here’s What the Law Now Says appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Takeaways Russia’s Duma committee approved the final crypto bill draft, with second and third readings eyed for July 21. The revised text drops mandatory wallet-address reporting; only balances and transaction flows must be declared. The Bank of Russia plans to cap retail purchases near $4,000 a year, limited to BTC, ETH and USDT from 2026. A Major Reform Is Underway Russia’s parliamentary Committee on Financial Markets has approved the final version of the country’s sweeping digital currency bill, clearing the path for its second reading in the State Duma. The committee, chaired by lawmaker Anatoly Aksakov, signed off on a package of amendments that softens some of the draft’s most contentious surveillance provisions while keeping the state firmly in control of who may buy and sell crypto assets. Image source: X The most notable change removes mandat