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Russia to Increase Reliance on National Currencies in Energy Trade, Vows to Move Away From the US Dollar

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Russia will increase its reliance on national currencies to settle payments for its energy resources, moving away from the US dollar, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. Novak noted there is a great interest in acquiring Russian energy resources,…

Police in Kosovo Seize Crypto Mining Rigs From Serbs

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Kosovo police have seized dozens of crypto mining devices from residents of a majority Serb region in the north of the country. Authorities in Pristina and Belgrade exchanged accusations over the move, which has the potential to raise tensions in the…

Saudi Araabia ja OPEC avaldasid üllatusena naftatootmise kärpimise; Valge Maja väidab, et kärped pole praegu soovitatavad

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Pühapäeval, Saudi Araabia ja mitmed suuremad naftatootjad teatasid oma plaanist vähendada naftatootmist 1.15 miljonit barrelit päevas, algab mais ja kestab kuni aasta lõpuni 2023. Saudi Araabia energiaministeeriumi andmetel, käik oli…

El Salvador Approves Digital Assets Issuance Law

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The Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved the Digital Assets Issuance Law, a framework that will allow the country to issue crypto-related debt instruments. The approved law, which was passed thanks to the majority that President Nayib Bukele has in Congress,…

Iran Returns Seized Crypto Mining Equipment to Miners

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A government body responsible for state property in Iran has released some of the hardware seized from illegal crypto mining farms. Its top executive explained the agency was obliged to do that by courts in the Islamic Republic, where unlicensed miners…

Amid High Energy Demand From Miners, Russia Mulls Building New Power Plants in Siberia

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Growing electricity consumption in the crypto mining sector may require the construction of new power generation facilities in Siberia, the energy minister of Russia has acknowledged. Demand continues to increase in residential areas as well, after regional authorities abandoned a proposal…

Korea riskikapitalifirma Daesung Private Equity teatab $83 Miljoni Metaverse'i fond

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Daesung Private Equity, a Korean venture capital firm, has announced the launch of a metaverse fund of 110 billion won ($83.5 miljonit). The fund, which will have the participation of the Korean state represented by Korea Venture Investment Corporation’s Korea Fund…

Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Compares FTX Collapse to Enron Fraud

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Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers has compared crypto exchange FTX to Enron, noting that the case is a classic fraud rather than the complexities of cryptocurrency regulation. He said the regulatory community ought to draw two lessons from the collapse…

Elon Musk Says Spacex Will Keep Funding Ukraine for Free Even Though Starlink Is Losing Money — $80M Spent so Far

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Spacex CEO Elon Musk says that his company will “keep funding” the government of Ukraine for free even though Starlink is losing money, noting that it has cost Spacex $80 million so far to provide internet terminals and services to Ukraine….

Nicolas Maduro Tempts West With an Abundance of Oil and Gas, Venezuelan President Wants Sanctions Lifted

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Amid the economic rumblings across the world and the energy crisis in Europe, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has said his country is ready to step up and help with oil. Despite the fact that Venezuela has the largest supply of crude…