An unnamed Russian platform for issuing digital financial assets (DFA) encountered fraudsters attempting to list their token on the market. This was revealed by the Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia, Philip Gabunia, as reported by Interfax.
According to the official, the asset belonged to a certain financial pyramid, and the incident occurred “on a very reputable platform.”
“One organization tried to sell its asset, which essentially represented a pyramid. By a stroke of luck, the asset did not enter circulation, miraculously,” Gabunia added, without providing further details.
Currently, Russia lacks defined parameters for risk control over issued DFAs, and the regulator does not monitor this.
“We always fear that when various opportunities are created [with good intentions], one bad apple will sneak in and spoil everything,” said the Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank.
In the absence of a filtering mechanism, the central bank intends to place the responsibility for initial monitoring on the operators of information systems themselves.
As of today, 11 companies in Russia hold licenses to issue DFAs: Atomyze, Lighthouse, Sberbank, Alfa-Bank, Masterchain, Eurofinance Mosnarbank, Tokeon, SPB Exchange, Blockchain Hub, the National Settlement Depository, and T-Bank (formerly Tinkoff).
Back in June, plans were announced by the Central Bank to extend currency control to token transactions.