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Crypto use in Russia rises as country faces sanctions and bank outages

Following a wave of devastating cyber attacks, Russian banks and businesses are turning to crypto and blockchain to avoid further disruption.

Crypto entrepreneur who fled FBI now works for Russian state media

Christopher Emms was accused of organizing a crypto conference in North Korea at which he allegedly explained how to evade US sanctions.

Minister of internal affairs Oliver Spasovski said for the first time that Russia and Iran are linked to the bomb threats plaguing the nation.

If successful, the new Russian crypto bill would allow miners to sell mined tokens via foreign platforms and in Russia.