Deep Tide TechFlow News — On March 17, according to Izvestia, the Russian Central Bank has submitted a proposal to the government to allow digital financial assets (ЦФА) to circulate on open networks such as Ethereum. Related legislative drafts are scheduled to be released in the summer of 2026. This initiative aims to attract foreign capital from Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America amid sanctions, and to promote cross-border settlements. Russia's ЦФА market has grown from 44 billion rubles to 1.5 trillion rubles over the past three years, though it is currently driven primarily by domestic demand. Analysts forecast that if the relevant regulations are implemented, the market size is expected to reach 12 to 13 trillion rubles by 2030.