MEMORANDUM. PART 2: Decentralization as Protection — Yan Krivonosov’s Lesson, 0–18 Month Roadmap, and Architectural Conclusion of the New System | SforNews

10 Aug, 2026
| Salome K

MEMORANDUM 2.5-2.8

2.5. Decentralization as Protection: Yan Krivonosov’s Lesson

In Chapter 2.1, we already cited Yan Krivonosov’s opinion on the sanctions risks of Law No. 282-FZ. Here, we develop his thought to the architectural level.

Yan Krivonosov, cryptocurrency market expert, Director of Crypto Emergency, identifies the critical error of the current law:

“Now all these lists will go to the West. Automatically, under the 21st package, the entire infrastructure will fall under sanctions. And all the crypto that passes through these exchangers will become marked. Sanctioned.”

“We regulate other people’s instruments with our own laws. Stablecoins, protocols, exchanges — all of this is issued by Western companies and is subject to the US and the EU. It’s like regulating an American bank with our laws… They will just snap their fingers — and block everything.”

Architectural Lesson:

Any system built on instruments controlled by external players is inherently vulnerable. The current law attempts to regulate USDT, USDC, Bitcoin and Ethereum, but the issuers of these assets are not obligated to comply with Russian laws. This makes regulation illusory — and simultaneously dangerous for those who try to legalize.

What we do differently:

We do not attempt to regulate other people’s instruments. We create our own — PEC, tied to public energy and Bitcoin as an energy derivative.

• PEC is not a “cryptocurrency” in the classical sense. It is a digital token confirming the right to a share of income from public energy.

• PEC does not require licensing by Western regulators because it is not a means of payment or a financial instrument — it is a measure of right.

• PEC cannot be blocked by sanctions because its issuer is a Russian state corporation, and its circulation occurs within Russian jurisdiction.

Real-world example:

Yan Krivonosov speaks of entrepreneurs who have already found their own paths: “Entrepreneurs have already found everything. They already pay. Schemes work, exchangers work, wallets work. People solve their own problems. They don’t need permission — they’ve already permitted themselves.”

We are not trying to “close” these schemes. We propose an architecture that makes them unnecessary. If a citizen receives income from PEC directly, they don’t need shadow exchangers. If energy is monetized through a state converter rather than private structures, the incentive for gray schemes disappears entirely.

Architectural conclusion:

Decentralization is not just a technological feature. It is protection from external control. We cannot control Bitcoin — but we can create an instrument that uses Bitcoin as a bridge between energy and public domain, without becoming dependent on external regulators.

A system built on other people’s instruments is always vulnerable. A system built on its own instrument, tied to its own resource (energy), is protected by definition.

2.6. What We Do Not Do: Why We Do Not Repeat the Mistakes of the Current Law

Law No. 282-FZ attempts to solve the problem of cryptocurrency control through stricter regulation. But it repeats the same architectural error that led to the crisis: control instead of freedom, licensing instead of access, centralization instead of decentralization.

We propose a different path. Below is a comparison of the current law’s errors and our solutions.

Current Law	Our Solution
Regulates other people’s instruments (USDT, USDC, Bitcoin, Ethereum). Issuers of these assets are not obligated to comply with Russian laws.	Creates our own instrument — PEC, tied to public energy. It is not a “cryptocurrency” and does not require Western licensing.
Creates licensing and control as protection. Legal exchangers become targets for sanctions.	Creates decentralization as protection. PEC cannot be blocked by sanctions because its issuer is a Russian state corporation.
Forces cryptocurrency into the fiat system. Bitcoin becomes another asset within a controlled system.	Creates a parallel system. Energy → Bitcoin → PEC → payments. No intermediaries and no external control.
Requires citizens to pass testing for cryptocurrency investments (limit of 300,000 rubles per year).	Issues PEC to every citizen automatically. No tests, no limits, no intermediaries.
Criminalizes existing practices (illegal exchange — up to 7 years in prison).	Legalizes through a new institution. Instead of prohibitions — creation of a mechanism that makes gray schemes unnecessary.
Ignores Bitcoin’s connection to energy. Bitcoin is recognized as property, but not as derivative of public resources.	Establishes this connection legally. Bitcoin mined on the territory of the Russian Federation is recognized as derivative of public energy.
Creates a multi-level system of intermediaries (exchanges, brokers, exchangers, depositories).	Creates a direct connection between energy and citizens. No intermediaries needed.
Shifts risks to business (Central Bank and SRO do not compensate losses from blocking).	The state takes on the function of converter through the State Corporation “Energy-Cyber,” rather than shifting risks to private structures.

Architectural principle:

We are not trying to “improve” the old system. We are building a new one. The old system is control, licensing, prohibitions and intermediaries. The new system is decentralization, automatic distribution, direct payments and no intermediaries.

The old system is a map that does not reflect the territory. The new system is a territory that itself becomes the map.

2.7. Roadmap: 0–18 Months

A new system cannot be built “from above” by a single decree. It requires consistent legal, institutional and technological steps. Below is a roadmap for 0–18 months.

Step 1. Legal recognition: energy = public domain (0–6 months)

What needs to be adopted: An amendment to the Law “On Subsoil” (No. 2395-1) or a separate Federal Law “On People’s Energy Property.”

Essence: Energy produced on the territory of the Russian Federation (and/or the USSR as successor) is recognized as public domain and cannot be alienated into private ownership. Income from the monetization of energy resources is subject to distribution among citizens.

Legal basis: reference to the Constitution of the USSR of 1977, Article 11 (subsoil, waters, forests are public domain), which has not lost force since the Russian Federation is not a full successor of the USSR.

What we are doing now: forming expert opinions, preparing an appeal to the Constitutional Court, developing the bill text.

Step 2. Recognition of Bitcoin as derivative of energy (3–9 months)

What needs to be adopted: An amendment to the Law “On Digital Financial Assets” (No. 259-FZ) or a separate act.

Essence: Bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies mined using energy capacities on the territory of the Russian Federation) are recognized as derivatives of public energy resources. Ownership of such assets without registration in the State Energy-Digital Register (GIS TEK-Tsifra) is not permitted.

What we are doing now: preparing amendments, discussing with experts, seeking deputy sponsors for submission to the State Duma.

Step 3. Creation of the State Energy-Digital Converter (6–12 months)

What is needed: Federal Law “On the State Energy-Digital Converter,” creating the State Corporation “Energy-Cyber” with the right to mine and distribute income.

Functions of the State Corporation “Energy-Cyber”:

• Accumulates surplus energy from hydroelectric, nuclear, and thermal power plants in regions without export capacities.

• Directs it to industrial mining through state operators.

• Mined Bitcoin is credited to a single public wallet, controlled by the Accounts Chamber and a public council.

Income distribution formula:

• 50% — to the People’s Domain Fund (direct payments to citizens through PEC)

• 30% — to regional budgets (stimulating energy development in producing regions)

• 20% — for energy infrastructure development (network modernization, new capacities)

What we are doing now: developing the structure of the State Corporation, preparing the draft law, forming a public council.

Step 4. Distribution mechanism: People’s Energy Certificate (PEC) (6–12 months)

What is needed: Amendments to the Civil Code (introduction of the institution of “people’s shared ownership of energy resources”) and the Federal Law “On the Procedure for Distributing Income from Public Energy.”

Essence: Every citizen receives a PEC — a digital token tied to a share in the total volume of energy resources. 1 PEC = a share in the pool of Bitcoin mined per month. Payments are made in digital rubles at the Central Bank exchange rate on the day of distribution.

What we are doing now: designing IT infrastructure, preparing the legal framework, testing the mechanism in a pilot region.

Step 5. Resolution of the succession issue: Russian Federation vs USSR (6–18 months)

Current problem: The Russian Federation is not a full successor of the USSR, so Soviet norms (including public property) are legally “suspended.” This allows energy capacity owners to claim they are managing their own property.

What needs to be done:

1. Initiate a process of restitution of Soviet law through the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation — a request to recognize Article 11 of the USSR Constitution as valid on the territory of the Russian Federation as a directly applicable norm.

2. In parallel, develop a Federal Constitutional Law “On the Status of Public Domain” that will combine Soviet and Russian norms into a single legal act.

3. International aspect: assert the right of the USSR (and its successors) to energy resources as property protected by international treaties.

What we are doing now: preparing legal opinions, collecting historical and legal documents, building public support.

Step 6. Control and transparency (0–18 months, in parallel)

What needs to be created:

• GIS TEK-Tsifra — mandatory registration of all mining capacities, their energy consumption and mined Bitcoin.

• Public wallet registry (with anonymization of amounts) — so any citizen can check how much Bitcoin was mined and how income was distributed.

• Public council of representatives from trade unions, NGOs and experts — to control the activities of the State Corporation “Energy-Cyber.”

Summary table: what we are doing now, what — later

Step	Task	Timeline	Status
1	Legal recognition: energy = public domain	0–6 months	Expert development
2	Recognition of Bitcoin as derivative of energy	3–9 months	Preparation of amendments
3	Creation of State Corporation “Energy-Cyber”	6–12 months	Structure design
4	Distribution mechanism: PEC	6–12 months	IT design
5	Resolution of succession issue	6–18 months	Legal preparation
6	Control and transparency	0–18 months	Parallel work

2.8. Architectural Conclusion to Part 2

The three principles of the new system — energy as public domain, Bitcoin as an energy derivative, PEC as a distribution mechanism — create a closed architecture:

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ENERGY (public domain)

↓

STATE CORPORATION “ENERGY-CYBER”

(accumulates surplus energy)

↓

MINING

(conversion of energy into Bitcoin)

↓

BITCOIN POOL

(single public wallet)

↓

CONVERSION

(Bitcoin → digital rubles)

↓

DISTRIBUTION THROUGH PEC

(proportionally to each citizen’s share)

↓

CITIZENS

(direct payments + option to reinvest PEC)

In this architecture, there are no intermediaries. No corporations extracting rent. No external regulators that can block the system. No licensing, testing or restrictions.

In this architecture, there are only three elements: energy (belonging to the people), Bitcoin (monetization tool) and PEC (distribution mechanism). Everything else is implementation details.

The old system is dead. It did not collapse — it simply stopped working. This is confirmed byfacts:

• The dollar is unbacked (50 years of fiat deception).

• The map does not reflect the territory (forecasts diverge from reality).

• No central bank has found a solution — all are trying to adapt old tools to new reality.

• The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is a liquidation commission.

• Europe has become an eternal importer of Bitcoin.

• China is building its own system.

• The United States is losing control over global liquidity.

• Russia has a unique resource — the cheapest energy in the world — but it has no strategy.

The new system can only be built around energy. And the only tool that converts energy into global liquidity is Bitcoin.

The question is not whether the transition will happen. The question is who will be its architect.

The architect is one who sees the entire system: energy, Bitcoin, law, people and time. And knows how to assemble them into a working construction.

Russia can become this architect. It has everything the new system needs: cheap energy, a cold climate, 2nd place in the world in Bitcoin hash rate. But it has no strategy.

Either Russia will remain a supplier of resources for those who lead this transition. Or it will become its architect. There is no third option.

Next block — Part 3. Geo-economic Context: Russia as an Energy Sovereign

In Part 3, we will analyze how countries around the world fit into the new energy-digital order: Europe as the eternal importer of Bitcoin, China as the architect of its own system, the United States as losing control over global liquidity, BRICS+ as a battlefield of architectures.