The motivation that Russian citizens can not assess the risk of investing in cryptocurrencies is absurd. In fact, the Central Bank fears that Russian citizens will invest money in cryptocurrencies because of distrust of the ruble. This can create big problems for Russia's underdeveloped economy.
Yes, this is the main reason why the leadership of the National Bank of Russia is trying to prevent the use of crypto currency as a means of payment on the territory of Russia. As always, they allegedly worry about the interests of their citizens and as always do not ask in themselves. In fact, they are worried that citizens will switch to the use of crypto currency and profits from banks will drop sharply. They think about themselves, however, as always, they hide behind the interests of citizens.
However, by the summer everything will really be decided. Who in this case will win - common sense or tightly stuffed purses of bankers, let's see.