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BRICS Bank Launches First ZAR Bonds for Local Currency Push
BRICS New Development Bank (NDB), established by the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), has introduced its…
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Russia Launches Digital Ruble Trials in 11 Cities
Russia is making preparations to carry out trials of its central bank digital currency (CBDC), known as the digital ruble,…
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U.S. Sanctions Watchdog Alleges Russia-Linked Crypto Wallet in $5M Transactions
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed a sweeping set of sanctions targeting Russian industrial…
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Russian Users Regain Access to Binance After Exchange Silently Removes Restrictions
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of trading volume, Binance, has silently removed the limitations it had previously imposed…
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The Decline of the US Dollar? Global Economic Trends and the Rise of Cryptocurrencies
Although the US dollar has long been the dominant global currency, its share in global central bank reserves has been…
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Iran Advances in CBDC Development with Completion of Pre-Pilot Phase
Iran has finished conducting initial research for the launch of a possible digital version of their currency, the rial, as…
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Iran and Russia Join Forces to Create a Gold-Backed Stablecoin for International Trade
Iran and Russia are reportedly partnering to launch a new cryptocurrency that would be backed by gold, known as the…
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Russia’s Sberbank Announces Ethereum and MetaMask Integration
Russia’s largest bank Sberbank has given its blockchain platform access to the Ethereum blockchain through an integration with software wallet…
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Russia Sees Drop in Cross-Border Payments Using Dollars, Euros… Will it Switch to Crypto?
Around half of Russian cross-border payments are now being made in currencies other than the dollar and euro, up from…
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Putin Calls for Blockchain-Based International Payment System
President of Russia Vladimir Putin has called for the establishment of a new system for international settlements, independent from banks…
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