Russian boomers want their pensions paid in crypto, government body reveals

Scores of Russian pensioners want their pensions paid in crypto and spend their free time mining Bitcoin. The issue of cryptocurrency pensions was one of the Pension and Social Insurance Fund of Russia’s most popular requests last year, the Russian publication RG reported. The fund said its agents fielded 37 million calls from pensioners in 2025. “Current trends are being reflected in citizens’ questions,” the fund wrote on its Telegram channel. “Many people inquired about whether it was possible to r ...