Russian cryptocurrency tax issue is again making the headlines again. Russian tax authorities are looking to widen their tax net to include more crypto assets. As per reports a major Russian media firm Izvestia, the country is considering to tax mined cryptocurrency equivalent to acquired properties and treasure finds. Association of Banks of Russia submitted a report that included a proposal to tax mined cryptocurrencies at par with treasure findings which are in fact taxable. Such a reform, if implemented, would allow tax authorities to label cryptocurrencies as a ‘finding or ‘treasure’ thereby bringing them under the legal framework of