Russia Can Move from the US Dollar: Bitcoin to Benefit
In the article "Why The Bitcoin Price Drop Is Really Good News" I mentioned the upcoming issues on the horizon for the U. S. Dollar. Many nations are trading internationally without it now, and these "bilateral trade agreements" are on the rise. Growing global disinterest in the dollar will only increase the need for monetary alternatives that can be easily sent globally, like Bitcoin. Now, news is breaking out of Russia that they may be ready to end their time using the U. S. Dollar as Russia can move from the US Dollar much sooner than we thought. Also read: Russia Plans Bitcoin Ban by....
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Russia has reportedly announced that U.S. dollar assets will be removed from its National Wealth Fund as U.S. sanctions on Moscow intensify. The fund, which currently totals about $600.9 billion, forms part of Russia’s gold and currency reserves. Russia Steps up De-Dollarization Efforts Russia’s finance minister, Anton Siluanov, announced at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on Thursday that dollar assets will be removed from the National Wealth Fund (NWF) altogether as Washington continues to impose sanctions on Moscow. According to a translation by Reuters, he....
A weakened US Dollar is also positive for the bitcoin ecosystem, in a way. Looking ahead in the financial world is becoming quite challenging these days. Stock investors are currently concerned over the US Dollar, albeit that situation may come to change soon. After a horrible start in 20017 for the greenback, the question remains what will happen next. Further declines in value are not out of the question, which spells good news for investors. Additionally, a weaker US Dollar can benefit the bitcoin ecosystem as well. It has to be said, the bullish US Dollar trend could only be sustained....
Amid ongoing sanctions, the government of Russia has been working to limit the country’s dependence on the U.S. dollar. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs now says it’s possible to partially replace the greenback in currency reserves and trade settlements with other currencies and even digital assets in the future. Foreign Ministry Official Sees Russia Acquiring Digital Assets to Reduce US Dollar Dependence In its efforts to counter the negative effects of expanding U.S. sanctions, the Russian Federation is putting an emphasis on “dedollarization,” Deputy Foreign....
The leading business daily in Russia, the Vedomosti, a publication that pegs itself among the likes of the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal has published an article titled “Deny or Lead the Cryptocurrency Economies”, which is also the editor’s choice at the time of publishing. An article published by the Vedomosti on December 23 argues that Russia is missing the opportunity to embrace an economy that will benefit from a cryptocurrency and is, instead, prohibiting cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin which is leading to Russia being transformed into a “passive consumer.”
While the U.S. dollar has soared in value against a basket of worldwide fiat currencies, Russia’s ruble climbed 4.5% against the greenback this week. During the first week of September, Russia told the press China would pay for natural gas with rubles and yuan. Moreover, Switzerland’s imports of Russian gold reached a high not seen since April 2020.
The Greenback Is Soaring, but Russia’s Ruble Is Also Rising Higher
This week the U.S. Dollar Currency Index (DXY) skyrocketed to new heights leaving a great number of fiat currencies worldwide badly bruised. For....