How $29m AI initiative threatens crypto traders with ‘increased instability’ – DL News
- Media censor will use machine learning to hunt virtual private networks and mirrors.
- Crypto traders and miners who use foreign exchanges to struggle with connectivity.
- Moscow may use new tools to block access to non-compliant exchanges.
A new Russian internet censorship drive could hamper crypto users’ attempts to access overseas exchanges, mining pools, and information services, warn experts.
Their comments came after Roskomnadzor, the Russian media censor, leaked details of a $29 million plan to use machine learning to crack down on virtual private network usage and sites that use mirrors to avoid censorship.
Russian crypto users should expect “increased instability” when accessing overseas crypto platforms, such as exchanges,…




