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Kremlin is not discussing national cryptocurrency idea — official

MOSCOW, May 27. /TASS/. The idea of creating a cryptocurrency in Russia is not discussed in the Kremlin, Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.

"No, the Kremlin is not discussing such an idea," Peskov said.

Kommersant newspaper reported earlier the Russian financial monitoring agency is holding consultations with the Finance Ministry, the Central Banks and banks on the national cryptocurrency issue [virtual currency - bitcoin is its most known global analog - TASS].