Analyst: Cash-to-Crypto Exchange Market Reaches Billions in Russia
The gray cash‑to‑crypto exchange market in Russia moves billions, with Moscow serving as the main hub. Alexey Korolenko, executive director of Cifra Markets, says that while the government has cracked down on some activi...
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