Odaily Planet Daily News Russia will begin trialing cross-border crypto payments next week to circumvent international sanctions. It is reported that the legislation was passed at the end of July and quickly signed into law by President Vladimir Putin, but it did not lift the existing ban on the use of cryptocurrencies as legal tender for regular payments in Russia, but allowed the use of cryptocurrencies for cross-border payments. (CoinDesk) Earlier news, Russia is about to start a trial of cryptocurrency exchanges and use digital tokens in cross-border transactions to help ease payment difficulties for Russian companies hit by international sanctions.