Putin's economic advisor calls for the inclusion of cryptocurrency in Russia's national trade ledger

According to Vedomosti and RBC, Russian presidential economic advisor Maxim Oreshkin stated that cryptocurrencies should be included in the national balance sheet, and called Bitcoin mining an "underrated export project."

He pointed out that Russian companies have invested over $1.3 billion in mining infrastructure and have conducted import and export settlements through cryptocurrencies, which have a real impact on the foreign exchange market. The Russian government is gradually promoting the inclusion of cryptocurrency trade into the regulatory framework to address foreign trade needs in the context of sanctions.