Russian Central Bank OKs ‘Experimental’ Use of Crypto in International Trade – More Crypto Adoption Incoming?
The Russian Central Bank has said it is prepared to allow trading firms to do international business in a controlled “experimental” environment. Per RIA Novosti, the Central Bank Governor and long-serving Vladimir Putin...
Per RIA Novosti, the Central Bank Governor and long-serving Vladimir Putin ally Elvira Nabiullina has come to terms with the fact that “cryptocurrency will be used in external settlements” in Russia.
Nabiullina is a vehement critic of what she has labeled “private cryptoassets.”...
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