June 7 in Moscow, the Federation Council will host the first International Conference on the Crypto-Currency “Digital Economy in Russia. Non-standard forms of settlements.” The event was organized by the Russian Association for International Cooperation (RAMS), ANO Promsotrudnichestvo under the auspices of the Interim Commission of the Federation Council to monitor the economic development of the Russian Federation.
Currently, the legal status of the Crypto-currency, ICO and mining in Russia is not defined. In March, bills were introduced in the Duma, which are supposed to regulate the new market of crypto-currencies, ICO and crowd-funding, as well as define the concepts of “digital law”, “digital money” and other definitions in the field of digital economy. The key issues of the conference will be the discussion of legislative initiatives on the legal regulation of the turnover of the crypto currency, the effective use of block technologies and the construction of a digital economy in Russia. The conference of this format is being held for the first time, but already today it is positioned as one of the authoritative discussion platforms for discussing cryptopolitics and the results of its enforcement in the Russian Federation. Thus, all proposals of the participants of this year’s conference will be systematized and presented as recommendations to state authorities and interested participants in the crypto community. The organizers plan to hold such a conference annually.
Leading members of the Federation Council, deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ambassadors of different countries, industry experts, representatives of the business community, representatives of large foreign investors, experts of the crypto-industry will take part in the event. Among those who have already confirmed their participation are Dzhuvan Lee, CEO of NexChange and Arrakis Ventures Venture Fund, Fintech Week organizer, Anton Pushkov, Managing Partner of the Skolkovo Foundation Intellectual Property Center, Irina Sidorenko, Head of the Group for Risk Assessment of Crypto-Currency State Duma of the Russian Federation, Karl Eckstein, Professor, Doctor of Law, Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation in Switzerland.
In addition to the business program, presentations of a number of projects are also planned within the framework of the conference. The model of Silicon Valley of Russia as an ecosystem for IT-developers will be presented. Part of the residents of Silicon Valley will show its achievements in the expo.
Key issues of the conference:
- Discussion of bills
- The development of the digital economy in the modern world
- The introduction of blocking technologies in the banking sector
- Possibilities of legitimate practical application of the digital economy in Russia
- Development of Finteh
- Social and charitable projects in the cryptomir
- Law enforcement practice of the work of consumer societies
- Legal regulation of the turnover of the crypto currency in the Russian Federation
- The problems of choosing jurisdiction in ICO projects
- The construction of computer centers for the processing of crypto-currency transactions
- Non-standard settlements abroad.