Several major Russian banks have agreed to establish the first blockchain operator to develop technologies based on distributed ledgers.
According to ForkLog, the documents establishing LLC “Distributed Ledger Systems” were signed by Gazprombank, VTB, PSB, the National Payment Card System (NSPK), the Moscow Exchange, and the AFT itself.
AFT members decided to designate the blockchain division as a separate legal entity to advance Russian IT services and blockchain-based technologies.
LLC “Distributed Ledger Systems” will become one of the centers of expertise for applying blockchain in the Russian financial market, according to the AFT.
Earlier, the AFT developed the blockchain platform Masterchain, certified by the FSB of the Russian Federation.
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