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🚨 Crypto Weaponized Under Sanctions

🇷🇺 Russia’s pivot to Bitcoin isn’t driven by innovation, but by desperation. With Western sanctions tightening the economic noose, Moscow is turning to crypto as a backdoor for global trade.

⛏️ Legalized crypto mining places Russia among global Bitcoin leaders, allowing it to directly use mined BTC for international transactions, circumventing traditional financial channels.

🌐 Yet, this approach comes loaded with risks: volatility, regulatory pushback, and potential isolation from hesitant trade partners wary of backlash.