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have called on exchanges to block Russian users and freeze assets linked to Russian and Belarusian people. Bitcoin is now worth more than the Russian ruble. The surge in bitcoin’s value has coincided with the tumbling value of Russia's ruble following stinging sanctions punishing the Russian economy. According to
from CoinMarketCap, the market capitalization of bitcoin now exceeds the supply of the Russian ruble .
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