Another article on the story:

> Russia now appears to be serious about moving away from the dollar.

> “They have something the world needs,” Carter said. “Russia is the No. 1 exporter of natural gas globally.”
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> Russia could potentially convert energy reserves into hard assets that could be used outside the dollar system.

*Russia hints that it may accept payment for oil in bitcoin, analysts say that may not be so easy*
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/russia-hints-that-it-may-accept-payment-for-oil-in-bitcoin-analysts-say-that-may-not-be-so-easy-11648214344

> “When it comes to our ‘friendly’ countries, like China or Turkey, which don’t pressure us, then we have been offering them for a while to switch payments to national currencies, like rubles and yuan,” Zavalny said during the press conference. “With Turkey, it can be lira and rubles. So there can be a variety of currencies, and that’s a standard practice. If they want bitcoin, we will trade in bitcoin.”

> “When we exchange with Western countries…they should pay in hard money,” Zavalny said. “And hard money is gold, or they must pay in currencies which are convenient for us, and that is the national currency – ruble. That relates to our ‘unfriendly’ countries.”

> The current size of the Bitcoin market and its liquidity do pose questions as to whether the peer-to-peer currency could be used widely by countries in international trade at this moment.

BTCMiner

It was bound to happen. This week is going to pump huge.