🇷🇺 Russia Proposes Making Crypto Part of Divorce Settlements in New Law
Russian lawmaker Igor Antropenko proposes amendments to Family Code recognizing crypto as marital property for divorce settlements as Russia recorded $376.3B in crypto transactions July 2024-June 2025 overtaking all European markets.
Russian lawmaker Igor Antropenko has submitted legislation to recognize crypto as marital property, subject to division during divorce proceedings, thereby addressing the risks to property rights created by the unclear legal status of digital assets.
According to a local report, the draft federal law proposes amendments to Articles 34 and 36 of Russia’s Family Code, stipulating that digital currency acquired during marriage would be considered joint property while crypto obtained before marriage or through gratuitous transactions would remain individual property.
The proposal has been sent to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Central Bank Chairwoman Elvira Nabiullina for review.
Antropenko, a member of the State Duma Committee on Industry and Trade from United Russia, noted that an increasing number of Russian citizens are using digital currency for investment and savings amid economic digitalization.
The explanatory note argues that the lack of regulation creates “the risk of infringement of the property rights of one of the spouses, which is inconsistent with the provisions of Article 19 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation.”
The proposal comes as Russia recorded $376.3 billion in cryptocurrency transactions between July 2024 and June 2025, overtaking all European markets according to Chainalysis.
