New Mining Bill Permitting Cross-Border Crypto Payments Filed in Russian Parliament  

A draft law designed to regulate the mining of digital coins in Russia is also legalizing the use of cryptocurrencies in international settlements. It has been submitted to the Russian parliament after the rejection of an earlier bill which was aiming to allow domestic crypto payments as well.

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