[Putin's Economic Advisor: Crypto Assets Should Be Included in Balance of Payments, Bitcoin Mining Has Become an 'Undervalued Export'] Odaily Planet Daily reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin's economic advisor Maxim Oreshkin stated that crypto assets should be included in Russia's balance of payments statistics and pointed out that Bitcoin mining is becoming the country's 'undervalued export project.' He noted that some Russian companies are conducting cross-border payments using crypto assets and profiting by selling mined Bitcoin abroad, which has a tangible impact on the foreign exchange market. According to Luxor Technology data, Russia currently accounts for nearly 16% of global hash power, ranking second only to the United States. Sergey Bezdelov, chairman of the Russian Industrial Mining Association, stated that Russian miners produced approximately 55,000 BTC in 2023, with production expected to drop to around 35,000 BTC in 2024 due to the halving. (DL News)