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<![CDATA[<figure class="image"><img src="https://cimg.co/news/124569/329059/adobestock-636998404.jpeg" alt="A close-up view of Russian banknotes." srcset="https://cimg.co/news/124569/329059/responsive-images/adobestock-636998404___media_library_original_1500_996.jpeg 1500w, https://cimg.co/news/124569/329059/responsive-images/adobestock-636998404___media_library_original_1200_797.jpeg 1200w, https://cimg.co/news/124569/329059/responsive-images/adobestock-636998404___media_library_original_900_598.jpeg 900w, https://cimg.co/news/124569/329059/responsive-images/adobestock-636998404___media_library_original_720_478.jpeg 720w, https://cimg.co/news/124569/329059/responsive-images/adobestock-636998404___media_library_original_600_398.jpeg 600w, https://cimg.co/news/124569/329059/responsive-images/adobestock-636998404___media_library_original_300_199.jpeg 300w" width="1500" class="content-img"><figcaption>Source: Stockfotos-MG/Adobe</figcaption></figure>A <a href="https://cryptonews.com/tags/russia/">Russian</a> political chief thinks the Central Bank could scrap caps on the amount of <a href="https://cryptonews.com/news/russian-beauty-salon-becomes-first-process-cbdc-payment.htm">digital ruble</a> tokens foreigners are allowed to buy &ndash; a move that could allow non-Russians to buy &ldquo;millions&rdquo; of <a href="https://cryptonews.com/tags/CBDC">CBDC</a> coins.Per <a href="https://www.interfax.ru/business/919779" rel="nofollow">Interfax</a>, the comments were made by the long-serving head of the State Duma&rsquo;s Committee on the Financial Markets Anatoly Aksakov on a TV channel run by the nation&rsquo;s parliament.Earlier this year, Elvira Nabiullina, the Governor of the Central Bank, announced that digital ruble users would only be able to top up their digital ruble wallets with a maximum of 300,000 rubles (currently around $3,070) per month.Nabiullina stated at the time that the caps would apply to both Russian citizens and non-residents.She apparently made the declaration in a bid to halt potential supply issues.But Aksakov said that if the bank scraps this cap &ldquo;for foreigners,&rdquo; the move would &ldquo;simplify&rdquo; the process for those making &ldquo;foreign investment in Russia.&rdquo;He added that the move would also facilitate the process for non-residents wishing to buy Russian digital financial assets (DFAs).DFA is a catch-all term used by Russian politicians to speak about digitized commodities and digital securities.Aksakov stated that lawmakers had recently created legislation that &ldquo;allows foreign organizations, including banks, to identify foreign clients.&rdquo;He said:<blockquote>&ldquo;These [foreign] clients can operate on [Russian] stock markets and, among other things, purchase digital securities [&hellip;] [and] digital rubles. So I would remove restrictions for foreigners so that they can spend millions.&rdquo;</blockquote>Prior to the <a href="https://cryptonews.com/news/600-russians-trial-cbdc-next-week-digital-ruble-pilot-begins.htm">launch last month of the digital ruble&rsquo;s &ldquo;real-world&rdquo; pilot</a>, the bank was keen to impose strict caps.These, Interfax noted, were imposed &ldquo;in order to minimize the risks of fraud and assess the impact of the digital ruble on the liquidity of the banking sector.&rdquo;But the bank appears to have changed its tone in recent weeks, stating:<blockquote>&ldquo;The introduction of limits on transactions conducted in digital rubles may have a negative impact on the development of services and products that use the capabilities of the digital ruble.&rdquo;</blockquote>The bank noted that some sectors, such as the commercial and industrial may &ldquo;need to use significant amounts [of digital ruble tokens]&rdquo; in their operations.<figure class="image"><img src="https://cimg.co/news/124569/329060/aksa.jpg" alt="The Russian lawmaker Anatoly Aksakov speaking on a mobile phone, photographed in 2021." srcset="https://cimg.co/news/124569/329060/responsive-images/aksa___media_library_original_640_430.jpg 640w, https://cimg.co/news/124569/329060/responsive-images/aksa___media_library_original_600_403.jpg 600w, https://cimg.co/news/124569/329060/responsive-images/aksa___media_library_original_300_202.jpg 300w" width="640" class="content-img"><figcaption>Russian lawmaker Anatoly Aksakov, photographed in 2021. (Source: Duma.gov.ru [<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en" rel="nofollow">CC BY 4.0</a>])</figcaption></figure><h2 id="why-might-russia-ditch-cbdc-buying-cap-for-foreigners">Why Might Russia Ditch CBDC Buying Cap for Foreigners?</h2>The comments likely mean some senior Russian policymakers hope the launch of the digital ruble will encourage overseas investors to return to the nation&rsquo;s energy resource markets.Aksakov has previously backed DFAs to reinvigorate the Russian economy.Earlier this year, he claimed that <a href="https://cryptonews.com/coins/bitcoin">Bitcoin (BTC)</a> had no future, and instead <a href="https://cryptonews.com/news/russian-cbdc-to-roll-out-2025-could-banks-accelerate-digital-ruble-launch.htm">urged people to &ldquo;invest in Russian DFAs that are starting to appear on the market.&rdquo;</a>In 2020, the mining giant Norilsk Nickel partnered with two international exploration and mining companies to <a href="https://cryptonews.com/news/russian-ministry-of-finance-says-theres-no-place-for-crypto-oil-trading.htm">issue the nation&rsquo;s first metal contract-backed, blockchain-powered digital tokens</a>.<figure class="media"><oembed url="https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1700733358584598908"></oembed></figure>In May, Aksakov said that in 2023, <a href="https://cryptonews.com/news/top-russian-lawmaker-says-bitcoin-has-no-future-what-he-backs-for-success-instead.htm">he &ldquo;expected&rdquo; to see &ldquo;a serious intensification of the issuance of DFAs backed by the ruble.&rdquo;</a> &nbsp;
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