Kommersant writes about this with reference to the curator of the party’s “youth” Dmitry Shatunov.
According to him, “Zhirinovsky-coin,” “VVZh-coin” and “Zhirinovsky’s coin” are being considered as working names. Shatunov emphasized that in this way the party intends to get ahead of competitors in the promising field and demonstrate the availability of the use of cryptocurrency for everyone.
The need to legalize cryptocurrencies was discussed at the event by LDPR leader Leonid Slutsky and his deputy in the Duma faction, deputy head of the Duma working group on cryptocurrencies Andrei Lugovoi.
The latter promised swift progress on the issue of final recognition of cryptocurrencies. He explained that the Central Bank, the government and the State Duma are close to making proposals already in this convocation of the lower house of parliament, tentatively by July.
Political analysts are divided on the reasons for such activity. Yevgeny Minchenko, head of Minchenko Consulting, believes that the Liberal Democratic Party wants to attract a younger audience by drawing voters away from New People. However, Mikhail Vinogradov, head of the Petersburg Politics Foundation, called the topic of cryptocurrencies of no interest to the mass audience. In his opinion, the party is ready for lobbying activity and wants to attract solvent interested parties.
In 2026, Moldova plans to introduce a full-fledged legal framework for the circulation of cryptocurrencies.
The new legislation will allow citizens to legally own, trade and convert digital assets, while providing for strict tax control measures and preventing money laundering.
This was announced by Finance Minister Adrian Gavrilita.
At the same time, the official did not say anything about whether it would be possible for anyone to issue their own cryptocurrencies in Moldova.
