Yes, of course, moving somewhere else where the environment can be a lot better will always be an option for the affected miners. But then again, it all depends on many factors. Moving to another country can entail a lot of costs and sacrifices and future regulations in that new country can also affect the operation.

Now, having said that, I think having a regulation is better than experience an enforced ban from the government (just like what China did to exchanges and ICO). A good business can always play with the rules set by the government as long as those are not set to kill the industry but to make it stronger and fairer to all participants.

There is a strong possibility of a stronger cryptocurrency movement in Russia next year if things would go smoothly as planned and even if the government is actually also planning to have its own version of a cryptocurrency. Russia can be a good crypto market and once the market is open the full potential of this country can be fully revealed.