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Russia says it will halt foreign currency purchases and launch a digital ruble to keep the currency from spiraling further
(finance.yahoo.com)
this post was submitted on 12 Aug 2023
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I to one extent agree. It gives governments too much power and in practice rewards already established banks. On the other side it isn't exactly practical for say an airline to buy a new airplane with a truckload of cash.