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Russia Eyes Crypto for Grain Export Payments—Sanctions Workaround or Desperation Play?
Russia Eyes Crypto for Grain Export Payments—Sanctions Workaround or Desperation Play?
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Moscow’s latest pivot to digital assets isn’t about innovation—it’s about survival. Facing crippling financial sanctions, the Kremlin now considers using cryptocurrency to settle billions in grain exports.
The move reeks of geopolitical chess: bypass SWIFT, dodge dollar dominance, and keep commodity flows moving. But let’s not pretend this is some blockchain enlightenment—it’s a Hail Mary pass from a regime backed into a corner.
Meanwhile, Wall Street’s compliance officers just got a new migraine. Nothing says ’regulatory nightmare’ like mixing Russian wheat shipments with pseudonymous crypto transactions.
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