Russia’s Ministry of Energy is pushing for the legalization of industrial crypto mining, and wants lawmakers to press ahead with a much-anticipated mining-related bill. Per the Russian news agency Tass, the ministry made the comments at the weekend, during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Pavel Snikkars, the Energy Vice Minister, said that the ministry “supports” the legalization of mining and “expects” lawmakers to approve “the introduction of taxation for miners.” Snikkars said: “We want [crypto] miners to be recognized as a category of [energy] consumers. We hope that...…Russia’s Ministry of Energy is pushing for the legalization of industrial crypto mining, and wants lawmakers to press ahead with a much-anticipated mining-related bill. Per the Russian news agency Tass, the ministry made the comments at the weekend, during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Pavel Snikkars, the Energy Vice Minister, said that the ministry “supports” the legalization of mining and “expects” lawmakers to approve “the introduction of taxation for miners.” Snikkars said: “We want [crypto] miners to be recognized as a category of [energy] consumers. We hope that...WW…