Russia Owns $200 Billion in Cryptocurrency – 12% of the World Total

Over 17 million Russians own $200 billion in cryptocurrencies.

Russia has conducted a study which estimates that the traders in the country owns more than 16.5 trillion rubles ($200 billion USD) worth of crypto. The calculation analyzed IP addresses of major crypto traders in the country and subsidiary information. According to data shared by Bloomberg, over 17 million Russians own cryptocurrencies.

The Russian government has historically never embraced cryptocurrency, but the popularity of digital assets is growing, leading the Bank of Russia, and President Vladimir Putin himself, to look for ways of regulating crypto.

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It should be noted that, due to the decentralized nature of cryptocurrencies, these estimates may not be 100% accurate:

โ€œRussians really do have a lot of money in cryptocurrency, but itโ€™s hard to value the true amount. Many people are using cash, derivative instruments, or have two passports and can open a crypto wallet in someone elseโ€™s name,โ€ย 

said Alexander Filatov, co-founder of blockchain developerย TON Labs.

On the Flipside

  • Putinย sees benefits in crypto mining as the country produces vast amounts of electricity.
  • Russian businessmen and politicians recentlyย opposed the Russian central bankโ€™s initiative to ban crypto.

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