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Russia Allows Friendly Countries to Pay for Natural Gas in Bitcoin

Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that NATO is reaping terrible results from the decision to pump Ukraine with weapons, Reuters reported citing RIA news agency.

These comments do not seem to be having a noticeable impact on the market mood. As of writing, the US Dollar Index was up 0.2% on the day and the S&P 500 Index was rising nearly 1%.

A senior Russian government official has just announced that Russia will start accepting payments in bitcoin for its oil and gas exports.

said Pavel Zavalny, Chairman of the State Duma Committee of the Russian Federation on Energy; Russia will take Bitcoin while discussing how Russia can accept payment for oil and other resources.

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