This is a demand for such facilities from our big personal customers, so now they are looking at how we can organize this service for them. This will not be done on a grand scale, but Sobol has told Vedomosti for himself. It is said that Gazprombank deputy chairman Aleksandra Sobol has said that the government bank has decided to try crypto deals in response to the demand from many prominent private clients.

This is the third largest bank in Europe, Gazprombank, in Switzerland, plans to make cryptocurrency transactions at the end of this year as part of a pilot program through its Swiss subsidiary. As previously reported by CCN, Sberbank recently opened a blockchain lab in Switzerland to test blockchain projects. It is said in January 2018 as Sberbank said. Under its development, it had more than 20 block-based pilot projects.

Russia Aims to Be Crypto Powerhouse

They have not been allowed in this form and in January 2018 Russia's largest bank Sberbank has announced plans to open its cryptocurrency exchange in Switzerland. It will set and determine the guidelines for offering the initial coins of blockchain Technologies and crypto mining. The final version will be released in July. These Russian Regulatory Digital Assets are drafting the cryptocurrency Rules under the Regulation Bill.