Russia Opens to Cryptocurrency: Central Bank Unveils Trading Sandbox Proposal
The Bank of Russia introduced a proposal to allow highly qualified investors to purchase and sell crypto under an experimental framework lasting three years. Nonetheless, peer-to-peer transactions and payments would stil...
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