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Russia, Belarus Unveil Bold Cryptocurrency, Mining Ambitions
CIS nations are developing lofty #crypto ambitions amid speculations that China, which is the biggest player in the global #cryptocurrency mining industry, might ban mining.
Belarussian president Alexandr Lukashenko has outlined a plan to use a state-operated nuclear power plant to provide energy for a massive new crypto #mining center in the country. Lukashenko said he had made the decision due to overwhelming popular demand.
Also, there has been intense speculation over cryptocurrency policy in #Russia in recent months. Senior Russian politicians began the year by singing #cryptocurrency’s praises, and much has been made of the fact that President Vladimir Putin met in private with #Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin in 2017.
Putin is thought to be privately keen on exploring the potential of cryptocurrencies – particularly as a means of circumventing American sanctions.
Earlier this month, in a column for the Moscow Times, former Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs Bruno Maçães opined that Russia and #China were amassing large quantities of gold to underpin a joint stablecoin project.
Per Seldon News, Vladislav Ginko, an economist at the state-funded Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, has poured scorn on Maçães’ claim. Ginko says that precious metals are an “unreliable” asset, stating that the “ability to sell [gold] can be limited by sanctions from the United States, as can be seen in the case of Venezuela.” Some USD 1.2 billion worth of Venezuelan gold is #currently “stuck” in the Bank of England, with the UK abiding by strict United States sanctions war.
Ginko says that sanctions are forcing Russia’s richest people and companies to make massive #Bitcoin investments, speaking of a recent #BTC 1.8 million purchase, reports BitNovosti. Ginko has also tweeted about Putin’s intention “push” to use “blockchain and Bitcoin” to fight American sanctions.
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![#Repost @bitcoin.info
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Russia, Belarus Unveil Bold Cryptocurrency, Mining Ambitions
CIS nations are developing lofty #crypto ambitions amid speculations that China, which is the biggest player in the global #cryptocurrency mining industry, might ban mining.
Belarussian president Alexandr Lukashenko has outlined a plan to use a state-operated nuclear power plant to provide energy for a massive new crypto #mining center in the country. Lukashenko said he had made the decision due to overwhelming popular demand.
Also, there has been intense speculation over cryptocurrency policy in #Russia in recent months. Senior Russian politicians began the year by singing #cryptocurrency’s praises, and much has been made of the fact that President Vladimir Putin met in private with #Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin in 2017.
Putin is thought to be privately keen on exploring the potential of cryptocurrencies – particularly as a means of circumventing American sanctions.
Earlier this month, in a column for the Moscow Times, former Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs Bruno Maçães opined that Russia and #China were amassing large quantities of gold to underpin a joint stablecoin project.
Per Seldon News, Vladislav Ginko, an economist at the state-funded Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, has poured scorn on Maçães’ claim. Ginko says that precious metals are an “unreliable” asset, stating that the “ability to sell [gold] can be limited by sanctions from the United States, as can be seen in the case of Venezuela.” Some USD 1.2 billion worth of Venezuelan gold is #currently “stuck” in the Bank of England, with the UK abiding by strict United States sanctions war.
Ginko says that sanctions are forcing Russia’s richest people and companies to make massive #Bitcoin investments, speaking of a recent #BTC 1.8 million purchase, reports BitNovosti. Ginko has also tweeted about Putin’s intention “push” to use “blockchain and Bitcoin” to fight American sanctions.
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