Bank of Russia Approves Atomyze as First Digital Asset Issuer

Bank of Russia Approves Atomyze as First Digital Asset Issuer
Bank of Russia announced on Thursday that Atomyze has become the first company in the country to be put on the central bank’s list of approved digital assets operators.Atomyze, a firm which sells tokenized metal from mining and smelting giant Nornickel’s inventory, will be able to legally issue tokens, provide wallets to users in Russia. The company uses blockchain technology based on Hyperledger Fabric.Atomyze and Nornickel have a common shareholder, Interros Group. Interros Group is owned by Vladimir Potanin, one of Russia’s richest men. Potanin is a big advocate for digital assets, according to a CoinDesk interview in 2019.In 2020,…