- Newly proposed legislation aims to permit the minting of any cryptocurrency in Russia, a prominent lawmaker has revealed.
- Aksakov emphasized that the circulation of the produced coins should take place outside of Russia’s information systems.
- Most institutions in Moscow do not want to threaten the status of the Russian ruble as the only legal tender in the country but the idea to use crypto in cross-border payments has gained traction amid increasing pressure from Western sanctions over Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Russia Plans to Allow Mining of Any Cryptocurrency, Lawmaker Unveils
