Putin: Still Early but Crypto Can Be Used for Oil Trade Settlements, Store of...

Putin: Still Early but Crypto Can Be Used for Oil Trade Settlements, Store of...

Accusing the U.S. of undermining the dollar through money printing and sanctions policy, President Vladimir Putin has admitted that cryptocurrency can be utilized for settlements in the future, although it’s too early to do that in oil trade. While noting that it lacks backing, the Russian leader assumed crypto could be used to store value one day, too. U.S. Cutting the Branch It’s Sitting on, Putin Says U.S. dollar-denominated settlements are declining and countries are scaling down their dollar reserves, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with....


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