The head of the Russian parliament's financial markets committee Anatoly Aksakov said there are "no anti-blockchain voices in the government," major industry players remain crypto-keen – and believes that a "cryptoruble" pilot will begin next year. Per media outlet RBC, Aksakov – the chief architect of Moscow's crypto and blockchain policy and legislation – was speaking at the recently held Blockchain Life 2020 forum. And he added that token issuance is becoming a hot topic in the Russian business world.