The Russia-based crypto website BestChange, which aggregates exchange information, has been unblocked after being added to a list of banned websites maintained by the federal communications authority. The reason for the blockage is unknown, and the website had previously been blocked in 2017, 2019, and 2020 due to the prohibition on the use of Bitcoin. BestChange continued to operate by using a mirror website hosted outside of Russia. Russia has been taking steps towards legitimizing and regulating cryptocurrency, including legalizing crypto mining and allowing the use of cryptocurrency for international transactions. Despite this, the central bank has cracked down on over-the-counter crypto trading. Russia ranked seventh in cryptocurrency adoption according to Chainalysis.



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