Ukrainian legislators should separate the regulation of crypto mining from the legal status of cryptocurrencies. The new approach was proposed by the chairman of an important parliamentary committee who criticized law enforcement agencies for cracking down on crypto miners.If Ukraine decides to address mining separately, some crypto regulations may be adopted sooner than expected. Similar suggestions have been made in Russia, where legalizing cryptocurrencies has divided institutions but most officials agree that crypto mining can be legalized and regulated. Even Russia’s Central Bank, that has opposed the legalization of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, recently announced it would allow crypto mining