Russian Central Bank: Russian Citizens' Interest in Cryptocurrency Investment Has Not Increased According to Bits.media, the Russian central bank has stated that there has been no increase in interest among Russian citizens in cryptocurrency investment. The country's central bank's "Financial Stability Review" shows that Russians hold about 3.8 billion rubles of financial instruments linked to cryptocurrencies, which is basically the same as six months ago. Private investors hold 1.7 billion rubles of cryptocurrency linked commercial bonds, with a total market size of 4.1 billion rubles including corporate investors. Retail investors account for 42%, mainly issued by savings banks and VTBs. About 5600 private investors hold 1.7 billion rubles in cryptocurrency futures positions, and about 3800 people invest 354 million rubles in digital financial assets linked to Bitcoin and Ethereum. The central bank of the country allowed financial institutions to provide cryptocurrency linked income instruments a year ago, but they must not involve physical delivery of cryptocurrencies and are only limited to professional investors.