[Russia Prepares to Abandon 'High Qualification' Requirements for Cryptocurrency Investors] According to Cryptopolitan, Russian Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov revealed that the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Russia are planning to abolish the current strict regulations that limit participation in the cryptocurrency market to 'highly qualified' investors. They aim to establish a tiered access mechanism to expand the range of legitimate investors. Current regulations require individual investors to hold at least 100 million rubles in bank deposits and securities, and to have verified annual income exceeding 50 million rubles in the past year to obtain 'high qualification' certification. Chebeskov stated that regulators have reached a basic consensus on easing these restrictions, and differentiated access standards will be set in the future for non-qualified, qualified, and highly qualified investors. Although the country's central bank still opposes the free circulation of cryptocurrencies domestically, it has gradually relaxed its policies this year: in March, it proposed allowing the use of cryptocurrencies for cross-border settlements under an 'experimental legal regime,' and in May, it approved access to cryptocurrency derivatives for highly qualified investors.