Russia to regulate digital assets as currency, McDonald’s eyes the metaverse, YouTube to adopt NFTs and XRP pumps 30%: Hodler’s Digest, Feb. 6-12

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Published Feb 12, 2022 04:30PM ET

Updated Feb 13, 2022 05:00PM ET

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The Russian government and central bank made an agreement to regulate crypto as an analogue of currencies instead of digital financial assets.

The updated regulation is part of a draft law that is slated to launch on Feb. 18, and will see approved cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin function in lawful exchanges through the banking system or licensed intermediaries.

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