Russia to Ethereum: Vladimir Putin meets with Vitalik Buterin

Crypt-Coins and blockchain technology continue to give global talk and this time, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with one of the most recognized personalities of the ecosystem, Vitalik Buterin .

Buterin , founder of Ethereum , agreed with Putin at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) held in this important city in the north of the country in 2017. This event has been held since 1997 and brings together businessmen, investors and other businessmen with Russian authorities and leaders of finance around the world.

The meeting was not very long and had two readings: Buterin, in a post on Reddit , called it a "brief" conversation at the end of a meeting of company directors; While the Kremlin press offered some more details. According to the official publication , Buterin qualified the potential of his technological advances for the advent of the Russian future, receiving in return the possible support of Putin for this.
Mr. Buterin described opportunities to use the technologies he developed in Russia. The President supported the idea of ​​establishing links with potential Russian partners.

Press release, Presidency of Russia
Putin took advantage of his participation in the SPIEF to offer a balance on the reforms that advance his government, making reference to important subjects for the ecosystem as the digital economy and the discussions that has carried out the Central bank on the taxes on the criptomonedas And the possibility of creating their own digital currency, something that other countries such as China or the United Kingdom have glimpsed . According to Putin, the future of Russia lies in the development of the digital economy , but did not offer further details.

Buterin was also a panelist in SPIEF, intervening in two activities : "Blockchain - The Birth of a New Economy", and "The Explosive Impact of Blockchain Technology". In this last activity, he shared the panel with Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov and Central Bank Vice President Olga Skorobogatova.

During the event, S korobogatova confirmed that the B ank C entral Russian and stá developing its own digital currency , in addition to revealing a proposal to consider the criptomonedas as digital goods , changing the status of this financial instrument within the territory and the Russian finance. It also revealed that, in partnership with the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC), Russians are working to develop distributed accounting technology applications for financial services.

Russia definitely wants to be at the forefront, and Putin's government is starting to stomp in several areas of application of criptomonedas and blockchain. Everything indicates that Putin is willing to bet on the development of blockchain technology, a position that allows an encouraging horizon of this ecosystem in the country, which until now had shown a lot of reticence and doubts.