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Russia still has a functioning economy, and it's currency problems are not of the same nature as those that plague crypto. In fact, Russia's monetary problems are different enough that even if they had crypto instead they would face similar issues trying to use it that they face with their dollars because of the way sanctions are applied. Crypto may have promise, but it simply doesn't completely solve the class of problems that some people want it to.


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