Russia’s Yandex Search Engine Adds Crypto Into Its Currency Converter

• The widget includes a pricing chart and a rapid conversion tool above search results.
• Coins and tokens may be priced in various fiat currencies.

Yandex, the most popular search engine in Russia, now offers its users data on more than 140 of the most widely used cryptocurrencies in addition to information on the currencies of dozens of other nations. The newest update to the business’s currency converter now includes cryptocurrency rates, the company said.

Russian news site Rb.ru cited Yandex’s claim that the widget, which includes a pricing chart and a rapid conversion tool, may be found just above the search results. Standard keywords and even slang or imprecise language in the inquiry are both understood by the programme.

Coins and tokens may be priced in various fiat currencies like Russian rubles, U.S. dollars, Euros, and more. The ability to see the value of a digital asset in a different cryptocurrency, as well as other currency pairings, are planned for the future.

Similar Tool Launched by Twitter

According to the report, one of the biggest aggregation platforms in the cryptocurrency field is Coingecko, where Yandex obtains its market statistics. Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Dogecoin, and Solana have topped the list of most-searched cryptocurrencies on the Russian search engine so far in 2022, according to data from the search engine itself.

Similar features are available on global web platforms, although some of these services are blocked in Russia. Twitter introduced a tool in December 2022 for keeping tabs on the value of various cryptocurrencies, however, access to the site is restricted in Russia, as reported by RBC Crypto.

Even though Russia’s “On Digital Financial Assets” legislation became effective in 2021, the country’s central government has yet to implement regulations for decentralized cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. It has been stated by authorities that this will occur this year.