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Russia will block citizens from trading crypto on overseas exchanges as early as this summer, industry experts warn.
Roskomnadzor, the country’s internet and media censor, is poised to act, Nikita Zuborev, senior analyst at the Russian crypto exchange Bestchange, told Russia media outlet RBC.
“[The industry] expects Roskomnadzor may begin the mass blocking of the websites of crypto exchanges that are not registered in Russia as early as this summer,” Zuborev said.
The warning comes as the Kremlin and…
