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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: Russia's approval of BTC
by
Tony116
on 24/02/2022, 03:22:02 UTC
Russia approved bitcoin as a form of money in order to hedge against the Russian ruble's depreciation and the Biden sanctions. What are your thoughts?

Putin is in favor of establishing bitcoin as a kind of money since he is threatening war and Biden's economic penalties will harm the ruble. He might still use bitcoin to transact in the global economy. I'd want to hear everyone's thoughts on this. Thanks for your response in advance Smiley
Since 2014, Russia has reduced its holdings of USD, instead hoarding gold and currencies such as Euro and Yuan. Putin had a plan to reduce dependence on the US dollar many years ago, disagreement between the US and Russia over Ukraine recently. I'm not surprised that Russia accepts bitcoin and crypto. Based on gold reserves, crude oil and crypto, all form a solid shield to help the Russian economy avoid a crisis before the economic sanctions of the US and its close allies.