Russian Finance Ministry Says ‘Why Not?’ to Crypto in International Payments
The Russian Finance Minister has confirmed that his department wants to green-light the use of crypto as a payment tool in international trade. And he says that countries that “want to do business” with Moscow should be...
The comments, which were reported by Tass, came from the ministry chief Anton Siluanov. The minister was speaking to the TV channel Rossiya-24 ahead of the New Year....
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