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BRICS Slashes US Dollar and Euro Transactions to Below 30%
12.10.2024
BRICS nations are increasingly using national currencies, with 65% of transactions now conducted in local currencies, according to a Russian finance official. The U.S. dollar and euro account for less than 30% of payments among member states, signaling a strategic shift to reduce dependency...
Russian Finance Minister: Western Policies Hurt the US Dollar
11.10.2024
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov believes that the policies of the US and its Western allies are affecting the role of the U.S. dollar as a reserve currency. Siluanov stated that while the U.S. dollar will remain popular, the BRICS bloc will develop a solution using digital financial assets...
BRICS Nations Set for 4.4% Growth in 2024-2025, Outpacing G7 Economies
11.10.2024
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has emphasized the rising influence of BRICS nations during a recent event, noting their projected economic growth of 4.4% in 2024-2025, compared to 1.7% for G7 countries. Siluanov highlighted BRICS’ growing share of global GDP, now at 36.7%, and...
Russian Expert Discusses End of Internet Anonymity With Passport-Based Access
26.9.2024
A Russian digital services expert has predicted a future where passport-based identification for Internet access becomes the norm, citing a broader trend towards the de-anonymization of online spaces. His comments follow a move by Telegram to disclose user data during rule violation investigations...
How To Find Shadow Of The Erdtree's Outer God Heirloom Talisman
11.9.2024
The Outer God Heirloom Talisman is a new accessory added in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. This Talisman raises your Arcane stat, making it a good choice for builds that focus on Bleed or Poison build-up. Since Arcane also raises your Discovery stat, the Outer God Heirloom Talisman...
Russian Finance Minister Discloses That Over 90% of Bilateral Trade With China Is Settled Outside the U.S. Dollar System
20.8.2024
Anton Siluanov, the Russian Finance Minister, pointed out that a majority of the bilateral trade with China is being conducted outside the U.S. dollar system. He stressed that over 90% of these transactions have been completed using national currencies (rubles and yuan) due to the risks associated...
How the Peraire-Bueno brothers allegedly drained $25M from their MEV bots exploit
22.5.2024
The Peraire-Bueno brothers have been charged with fraud in a first-ever MEV bot exploit case. Here is what the DOJ claims they did to pull it off
Crypto personality pleads guilty to fraud after promising 60% 'fictitious' returns
18.5.2024
The United States Department of Justice alleges Thomas John Sfraga convinced a victim to invest in a "fictitious" cryptocurrency” wallet after promising significant gains
$25M Sophisticated Ethereum Blockchain Exploit Leads to Arrests in US
17.5.2024
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted two brothers for wire fraud and money laundering. They allegedly exploited the Ethereum blockchain to steal $25 million in cryptocurrency within 12 seconds. Using sophisticated techniques, they manipulated transactions and concealed their...
Registrace na jOpenSpace 2024
16.5.2024
Patnáctý ročník ne-konference jOpenSpace se koná 4. – 6. října 2024 v Hotelu Antoň v Telči. Pro účast je potřeba vyplnit registrační formulář. Ne-konference neznamená, že se organizátorům nechce připravovat program, ale naopak…
Russia to Clarify Cryptocurrency Mining Gray Areas, Including Payments
27.3.2024
Anton Siluanov, the finance minister of Russia, is prepared to discuss the gray areas surrounding cryptocurrency mining and the use of its proceeding for payments. In a recent lecture, Siluanov stated that the government needed to agree “on what can be done with cryptocurrency,”...
Russia Discusses Testing Digital Ruble for Budget Payments
27.3.2024
The Central Bank of Russia and the Russian treasury are considering testing using the Russian CBDC, the digital ruble, to complete budget settlements. The tests would involve using this CBDC to make payments to businesses and citizens and receiving payments from these in CBDC, to ensure...
Russia Hints at Development of CBDC-Based BRICS Bridge Payments System
27.2.2024
Russia has proposed the development and implementation of a BRICS-wide payment system that would use central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to manage trade settlements. The BRICS bridge, as referred to by Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, would address the fragmentation of the current...
Digital Ruble Pilot to Expand to Execute Budget Expenditures Next Year
22.11.2023
Anton Siluanov, the finance minister of Russia, has announced that the Central Bank of Russia will expand the pilot phase of the digital ruble next year to include the execution of still undefined targeted budget expenditures. Digital Ruble to Be Leveraged for Budget Expenditures The digital ruble...
Russian Politicians Want to Ban Private Citizens from Mining Crypto
1.11.2023
A senior Russian politician has claimed that lawmakers want to bar private citizens from mining crypto – but will allow industrial miners to operate. The comments came from Anton Tkachev, the Deputy Head of the State Duma’s Committee on Information Policy, Information Technologies,...
BRICS Discussing Single Unit of Account, Alternative to Dollar, Russian Finance Minister Says
24.8.2023
The BRICS members are mulling over the possible launch of a common unit of account, Russia’s Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov unveiled. This would be an alternative to the U.S. dollar that can be used to denote the cost of some commodities, for example, but not a single currency like the euro...
Anton Katz of Talos Highlights the Need for Better Infrastructure to Woo Wall Street to Crypto
14.8.2023
Anton Katz, CEO of digital asset trading platform Talos, has highlighted the need for better infrastructure in the crypto industry to attract Wall Street investors.
In a recent interview, Katz emphasized that banks and hedge funds are looking for the right applications and tools to fully...
Russian Finance Minister Talks Dollar Attack on Russia, Importance of Developing Alternatives for Settlements
7.6.2023
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has given his opinion on the perceived attack the Russian economy has been receiving from the U.S. dollar, and how the country has moved to keep trade going. Siluanov also remarked on the importance of developing settlements in national currencies. Russian...
Registrace na jOpenSpace 2023 jsou otevřeny
4.5.2023
Čtrnáctý ročník ne-konference jOpenSpace se koná 6. – 8. října 2023 v Hotelu Antoň v Telči. Pro účast je potřeba vyplnit registrační formulář. Ne-konference neznamená, že se organizátorům nechce připravovat program, ale naopak…
Russia Launching Payment System With ‘No Restrictions’ — Digital Currencies to Be Completely Unrestricted
25.4.2023
Russia is launching a new payment system that is “bound by no restrictions” where digital currencies could be used in cross-border payments, said Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. “Two parties come to an agreement, make settlement payments, and no other country could step in and freeze such...