Russian Firms Adopt Bitcoin For Global Trade In Response To Western Sanctions: 'Should Be Expanded And Developed Further'
Russian Firms Adopt Bitcoin For Global Trade In Response To Western Sanctions: 'Should Be Expanded And Developed Further'
"Such transactions are already occurring. We believe they should be expanded and developed further. I am confident this will happen next year," he continued, expressing his conviction that digital currencies will play a significant role in future international payments.Russian companies have started using Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and other digital currencies for international transactions, said Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on Wednesday.
俄羅斯財政部長安東·西盧安諾夫在週三表示，俄羅斯公司已經開始使用比特幣（CRYPTO: BTC）和其他數字貨幣進行國際交易。
What Happened: Siluanov revealed that Russian businesses have begun using Bitcoin and other digital currencies for international transactions, reported Reuters. The legislative changes that allowed this move were implemented to counter the impact of Western sanctions on Russia's trade with major partners like China and Turkey.
發生了什麼：西盧安諾夫透露，俄羅斯企業已開始使用比特幣和其他數字貨幣進行國際交易，據路透社報道。這項允許此舉的立法變化是爲了抵消西方制裁對俄羅斯與中國和土耳其等主要貿易伙伴的影響。
Siluanov told Russia 24 television channel "As part of the experimental regime, it is possible to use bitcoins, which we had mined here in Russia (in foreign trade transactions)."
西盧安諾夫在俄羅斯24頻道表示：「作爲實驗性機制的一部分，可以在外貿交易中使用我們在俄羅斯開採的比特幣。」
"Such transactions are already occurring. We believe they should be expanded and developed further. I am confident this will happen next year," he continued, expressing his conviction that digital currencies will play a significant role in future international payments.
「這種交易已經在進行中。我們認爲應該進一步擴大和發展。我相信明年會發生這種情況，」他繼續說道，表達了他對數字貨幣將在未來國際支付中發揮重要作用的信念。
Why It Matters: Russia has been increasingly embracing cryptocurrencies. This came after President Vladimir Putin, earlier this month, criticized the current U.S. administration for undermining the role of the U.S. dollar as the reserve currency by using it for political purposes. According to Putin, this has compelled many countries to seek alternative assets. He highlighted Bitcoin as an example of such assets, asserting that no global authority could regulate Bitcoin.
爲什麼這很重要：俄羅斯正越來越多地接受數字貨幣。這是在普京總統本月早些時候批評當前美國政府以政治目的破壞美元作爲儲備貨幣的角色之後作出的。普京表示，這迫使許多國家尋求替代資產。他強調比特幣是此類資產的一個例子，並聲稱沒有全球權威可以對比特幣進行監管。
Putin also said that cryptocurrencies are becoming the only instrument for international trade in countries under sanctions.
普京還表示，數字貨幣正在成爲被制裁國家進行國際貿易的唯一工具。
This move comes despite the recent ban on cryptocurrency mining in several regions of Russia. The Russian government announced a six-year ban on cryptocurrency mining in ten regions, effective from Jan. 1, 2025, due to concerns over excessive energy consumption.
儘管俄羅斯幾地區最近禁止加密貨幣挖礦，但這一舉措還是出臺了。由於擔心能源過度消耗，俄羅斯政府宣佈將在十個地區實施六年的加密貨幣挖礦禁令，自2025年1月1日起生效。
Price Action: At the time of writing, Bitcoin was exchanging hands at $$98,305, up 4% in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
價格行情：截至撰寫本文時，比特幣的交易價格爲98,305美元，在過去24小時內上漲了4%，根據Benzinga Pro的數據。
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