[Russian Deputy Finance Minister: 20 Million Russians Hold Nearly $44 Billion in Crypto Assets] Odaily Planet Daily News – Russian Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov stated that at least 20 million Russians have invested in crypto products, collectively holding approximately 3.7 trillion rubles, equivalent to about $44 billion. These assets are primarily used for foreign trade settlements, mining, and transactions or savings on overseas exchanges. Russia is working on a regulatory framework to allow both qualified and non-qualified investors to hold and trade crypto assets on regulated domestic exchanges, while still prohibiting the use of crypto assets for everyday payments and advancing the digital ruble as a state-regulated payment tool. (Bitcoin.com News)