Russia is continuing its unpredictable relationship with cryptocurrency.  At one time, there was talk of the country banning cryptocurrency, though that never happened.  Russia eventually legalized it, but did not allow cryptocurrency to be used to make payments.  In December 2020, Reuters reported that President Vladimir Putin signed an order requiring that Russian public officials would have to declare cryptocurrency holdings starting January 1, 2021. Now, Coindesk and Coin Telegraph are reporting that, under a…