A top economic advisor to President Vladimir Putin has called for the inclusion of cryptocurrencies in Russia’s trade balance calculations, suggesting a potential paradigm shift in global finance. Maxim Oreshkin, who advises the Russian president, argues that digital assets now represent a substantial portion of the Russian economy currently unaccounted for by existing accounting methods. Oreshkin points to increased cryptocurrency use in international commerce and mining activities as proof of its growing economic significance. His proposition signals a potential precedent for other nations to adopt a more comprehensive approach to integrating cryptocurrencies into their official economic data.