“As part of the experimental regime, it is possible to use bitcoins, which we had mined here in Russia, in foreign trade transactions,” Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said in an interview on the Russia 24 television channel.

Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments following legislative changes that allowed such use in order to counter Western sanctions, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday.

Russian companies started conducting international transactions using bitcoin and other digital currencies, following legislative changes allowing such payments.

The finance minister of the aggressor country of russia, Anton Siluanov, confirmed in a television interview that russian companies are using Bitcoin to

Russia has begun using Bitcoin and other digital currencies for international trade. This move follows legislative changes aimed at countering Western sanctions. The shift aligns with US President Joe

The Russian government has been a historic opponent of bitcoin, banning its use for domestic payments, but has recently come to see the potential benefits of virtual currencies for evading U.S. and Western sanctions.

Russia is now using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for international trade, according to Finance Minister Anton Siluanov.

Russia is expanding the use of Bitcoin in foreign trade to bypass sanctions, as confirmed by Finance Minister Anton Siluanov.

Can one be a staunch crypto backer and a supporter of U.S. dollar supremacy? That stance could become a dilemma for President-elect Donald Trump, who has touted both goals for his next administration.

Russia has authorized Bitcoin for international payments, aiming to counter Western sanctions and enhance foreign trade transactions.