According to Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the Russian Social Security Fund stated that in 2025, its unified contact center received approximately 37 million inquiries. Among them, many asked whether they could receive pensions in cryptocurrency and whether mining income would be included in social welfare calculations. The official response was that all pensions and social benefits are paid only in rubles, and tax issues related to crypto assets (including mining income) are to be determined and handled by the Federal Tax Service of Russia.