The Governor of Russia’s Central Bank says she is speaking to BRICS member states about using “digital currencies” to power international trade.
Per RIA Novosti and 1Prime, the bank’s long-serving Governor Elvira Nabiullina said the Central Bank was “currently holding consultations with friendly countries, including BRICS members, on cross-border payments through digital currencies.”
Nabiullina remarked that “when creating the digital ruble platform,” the Central Bank had “made explicit the possibility of [the token’s] integration with similar foreign platforms.”
A key ally of President Vladimir Putin, Nabiullina has previously been bitterly opposed to all forms of crypto adoption.
She has repeatedly called for a China-style ban on crypto in Russia, including a block on crypto mining.
In recent times, however, her stance has changed. And in her most recent interview, Nabiullina made arguably her most pro-crypto comments yet. She said:
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