Russia Proposes Legalizing Cryptocurrencies; As Venezuela Launches ICO For Fiat Cryptocurrency

Russia Proposes Legalizing Cryptocurrencies; As Venezuela Launches ICO For Fiat Cryptocurrency:

The head of the Russian State Duma Committee for Economic Policy, Sergey Zhigarev, has proposed legalizing cryptocurrencies as a means to attract foreign investments into the country.

The chairman of the State Duma Committee for Economic Policy, Sergey Zhigarev, proposed the legalization of cryptocurrencies at the recent parliamentary hearings in the State Duma on the development of the digital economy, Tass reported on Tuesday.

Zhigarev believes the move would it attract foreign investments, including from countries that have imposed sanctions on Russia.

He was quoted saying:

“The legalization of digital currencies as a means of payment can help attract investments from foreign countries, including Western ones with sanctions, so we have an instrument that will help us attract the capital we need today,” Zhigarev said.

“There will be a transformation of the whole banking and financial system,” he told other lawmakers, adding that the intermediaries “will disappear, and we need to be ready for this,” Zhigarev added.

The deputy also noted that soon large businesses across the world with their own cryptocurrencies could enter the market, adding that “we will witness the birth of a new market, free and open. It is to be hoped that Russian companies are involved.”

Zhigarev explained at the meeting that, for the first time in history, the government’s monopoly over the production of money is under threat. “This is an irreversible process that is difficult to control, only those cryptos that are backed up by some real assets have their prospects,” he expressed.

Zhigarev also pointed out that another challenge for the legalization of cryptocurrencies is “the lack of an infrastructure for transferring cryptocurrency into [Fiat] currency (rubles, dollars, euros, etc.) and back,” Tass conveyed. As an example, he said there are significantly more Bitcoin ATMs (BTMs) in the U.S. than in Russia. The Bitcoin ATM tracking website Coinatmradar currently shows 38 BTMs in Russia compared to 1,525 BTMs in the U.S.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the implementation of the Cryptoruble in October of last year. The Central Bank of Russia denied that motion stating the Cryptoruble could be used to bypass regulations.

Meanwhile, Venezuela launched its pre-sale for its Petro cryptocurrency backed by oil on Tuesday raising $735 million in one day according to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Twitter, CNBC reported.

However,  the government hasn’t provided any way to independently verify that $735 million figure, Ars Technica reported.

The Petro’s price will depend on the price of a barrel of Venezuelan oil from the previous day, according to the government’s website.

Bitcoin is currently trading at [FIAT: $10,067.20] down -5.85% at the time of this report according to Coin Market Cap.

H/t reader eric:

“Seems the negative waves towards Cryptos is emanating from the Zionist bankster cabal.as disinfo propaganda, as more and more countries worldwide see a way out of the debt based Zionist FIAT system, by linking their currency to one cryptocurrency or another.
The continuously developing encrypting process of the blockchain seems unbeatable, the only weakness being the security of the trading house.
Once that is fettled the banksters will be looking at their end.”

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1 thought on “Russia Proposes Legalizing Cryptocurrencies; As Venezuela Launches ICO For Fiat Cryptocurrency”

  1. I’d never have thought that DAISY LUTHER would have been a cover for the establishment, but to complicitly blame the people of Venezuela for that country’s issues is tantamount to complying with the underhand methods of disinfo and propaganda perpetuated by the US Gov for decades as clearly laid out in John Perkins “Confessions of an Economic Hitman”.
    Venezuela, like Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia et al, is a classic example, except the people continue to say NO to having their country raped by the international banksters and oil/chemical /mining corporations, so the keep voting for a President for the PEOPLE, who promises to share the wealth.
    Sadly the U.S. continually disrupt this, even to the extent of kidnapping Chavez back in 2005 election.
    So, the hitherto well respected Daisy Luther, falls under the politically corrupt bus.

    https://www.theorganicprepper.com/collapse-venezuela-freedom/

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