Den russiske storbank Sberbank forsøger at undvige de internationale sanktioner ved at lancere og handle med digitale finansielle aktier på sin platform. Banken har længe forsøgt at lave en crypto-valuta. Nu har banken fået tilladelse af nationalbanken til at gå digitalt. Om en måned kan bankens kunder foretage de første digitale transaktioner på bankens blockchain platform. Sberbank har den største beholdning af russiske indlån. I 2020 begyndte banken at udvikle sin digitale valuta, Sbercoin, i et samarbejde med JPMorgan Chase.
Uddrag fra Fidelity/Economic:
Russia’s Sberbank, Facing Global Sanctions, Gets Central Bank License To Issue Digital Assets
BY BENZINGA | ECONOMIC | 12:23 AM EDT
Major Russian lender Sberbank (OTC: SBRCY) said on Thursday it had received a central bank license to issue and exchange digital financial assets on its platform.
What Happened: Sberbank, which has reportedly been working on launching its own cryptocurrency, said the approval would allow companies to issue their digital assets and make other transactions on its platform.
“Companies will be able to make their first transaction on our blockchain platform one month from now. We are just starting our work with digital assets, realizing that further development requires adaptation of the current regulatory framework,” said Sergey Popov, director of Sberbank’s Transaction Business Division.
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Why It Matters: State-owned Sberbank has the largest share of savings deposits in Russia, but it faces sanctions from the U.S. and the European Union over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
CEO German Gref in 2020 has said the bank had teamed up with JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) to launch its cryptocurrency called Sbercoin.
Sberbank was said to be “actively preparing” to launch Sbercoin before the Ukraine crisis unfolded, as per a report from Reuters.
