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69% of Russians See No Benefit From Crypto Legalization, Poll Shows
A Rambler&Co poll of 2,000+ users shows 69% see no personal gain from crypto legalization. Russia's new rules take effect Sept. 1 but domestic payments remain banned.
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Nearly seven in ten Russians say they cannot identify any personal advantage from the country's crypto legalization, a Rambler&Co poll shows. The survey of over 2,000 web users, conducted July 23-30, found that 69% of respondents saw no practical use for digital currencies in their daily lives.
Fifty-four percent said they had only minimal understanding of how crypto works. Another 23% blamed contradictory messaging for their confusion. Just 6% described themselves as knowledgeable participants with hands-on market experience.
Fifty-two percent had never used crypto assets and could not evaluate how legalization might affect them. Twenty-two percent said they preferred official oversight to an unregulated market. Twenty percent welcomed the move toward clearer rules and established financial infrastructure, the poll found.
Asked about specific applications, 8% mentioned international transfers, 6% said portfolio diversification, and 4% cited commercial payments. The survey drew from Rambler&Co's network of sites and did not disclose demographic controls or a margin of error, so the results cannot be extrapolated to the entire country.