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[Russian Federal Security Service Plans to Mandate Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Gaming Platforms to Install SORM Monitoring System] According to The Bell, Alexander Samoylov, an official from the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), disclosed at the KROS Network Technology Annual Conference in Sochi in May 2026 that the FSB plans to mandate cryptocurrency exchanges and gaming platforms to install the SORM system to enable real-time sharing of user data. Alexander Samoylov admitted that the implementation rate of the Yarovaya Law, passed in 2016, is approximately 80% to date. According to The Bell's investigation, following the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Music Hall, the FSB's Second Directorate strengthened its control over the Russian internet through inspections of the SORM system.