Buying cryptocurrency.

The largest buyers of cryptocurrency in Russia were the Chinese in the Moscow markets.

The Chinese authorities call cryptocurrencies one of the main threats to the yuan and seek to prohibit their use. Citizens who are accustomed to using digital money have to go to other countries where the regulation of the industry is weaker. For example, Russia.

Working on the Moscow markets "Moscow", "Gardener" and "Foodcity" the Chinese have become the largest buyers and sellers of cryptocurrency in the country. For the year their turnover was 600 billion rubles.

Money laundering through crypto-currency.

Chinese citizens use cryptocurrencies to withdraw funds, the representative of the Central Bank said. This transaction is secure, instant and are not subject to the high Commission in contrast to other ways to carry out cross-border payment.

Markets "Moscow", "green thumb" and "Fudsiti" owned structure of the company "Kiev area" Year Nisanov and Zarah Iliev. The publication was unable to contact them. As noted by "Kommersant", entrepreneurs can face up to the criminal case — now the Central Bank intends to apply for withdrawal of money to law enforcement agencies.

Earlier, FDD and Ellicit analysts published a report, according to which operations to launder dirty money occupy less than a percent of all transactions. Experts also spoke about the main market players. The record holder for illegal operations in bitcoins was Europe, which is five times ahead of North America.