Russia’s crypto payments with trade partners near 1 trillion rubles in 2025

Crypto payments between Russia and its partners in trade this year are approaching 1 trillion rubles in fiat equivalent, revealed a high-ranking official in Moscow. The assessment comes less than a year after President Putin gave the nod to cross-border settlements in cryptocurrency to help Russian companies circumvent Western sanctions. Penalties imposed over his invasion […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/russias-crypto-payments-with-trade-partners-near-1-trillion-rubles-in-2025/