Moscow — two russian tankers spilled oil The vessel, carrying 9,200 metric tons (62,000 barrels) of oil products, capsized in the Kerch Strait after suffering severe damage during a heavy storm on Sunday, the state TASS news agency reported. The amount of fuel leaked is being determined, TASS said. It said Volgoneft 212 was carrying … Read more
Norway on Monday announced $242 million in new military aid to Ukraine, including help to secure access to the country’s vital Black Sea ports. “It is necessary to protect the Ukrainian population and Ukrainian infrastructure from attacks by Russia’s Black Sea Fleet,” Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Storey said in a statement. “It is also important … Read more
London: India, which is rapidly making its mark in the world, has made its mark in the list of the world’s eight superpowers. In this latest list released at the end of 2024, India has left countries like Britain, France and South Korea behind. This list has been prepared on the basis of economic, social … Read more
Russian State Duma deputy Anton Tkachev sent a letter to the country’s Finance Minister Anton Siluanov requesting the creation of a strategic bitcoin reserve. Tkachev proposes that this reserve be established “by analogy with state reserves in traditional currencies.” “I ask you, dear Anton Germanovich, to evaluate the feasibility of creating a strategic bitcoin reserve … Read more
This is a project developed by Saint Petersburg State University. Two private companies, Lartech and Energomera, are also working on the initiative. Academics from Saint Petersburg State University have developed a tool to detect illegal mining of cryptoassets, a problem that, according to these experts, is one of the most serious currently affecting Russia’s electrical … Read more
The fire of civil war in Syria had not yet subsided when the Israeli army started attacking Syria. The Israeli army attacked government security buildings in the capital Damascus. This attack has taken place at a time when the Syrian President has fled the country. As soon as the President left the country, the Israeli … Read more
The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, participated in a panel where he evaluated new technologies that prevent the prohibition of payments. Putin stated that bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies will develop in one form or another, highlighting their ability to reduce costs and increase the reliability of transactions. “Who can ban bitcoin? Nobody. And who can … Read more
Fedor Ivanov, director of analysis at Shard, a company specialized in security for cryptocurrencies, recently published an opinion article in the Russian media RBC, in which he warned that the de-dollarization plans of the BRICS block could decrease the demand for stablecoins such as USDT. The note points out that the countries that make up … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump, who will take power on January 20, 2025, issued a warning to the BRICS, pointing out that, during his term, the United States will not sit idly by while other countries try to replace the dollar. Through your account in X, Trump warned that he would impose tariffs of up to 100% … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law that modifies the tax regime for mining and trading bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies, officially converting them into property under the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. This law, which was approved this week by the State Duma and the Federation Council, public officially on Friday, November 29, marking … Read more