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Zero Hedge — Russian Deputy PM: Our Banks Are Ready To Turn Off SWIFT

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In 2017, Russia’s Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina told President Vladimir Putin that Russia's banking sector had been provided with all the necessary conditions for operating lenders and payment systems in case of disconnection from SWIFT. According to the regulator, 90 percent of ATMs in Russia were ready to accept the Mir payment system, a domestic version of Visa and MasterCard.... Zero HedgeRussian Deputy PM: Our Banks Are Ready To Turn Off SWIFT Tyler Durden Also Simply put, Carstens argues that there is a "strong case" for authorities to rein in digital currencies because of their links to the established financial system... “If authorities do not act pre-emptively, cryptocurrencies could become more interconnected with the main financial system and become a threat,” he

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In 2017, Russia’s Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina told President Vladimir Putin that Russia's banking sector had been provided with all the necessary conditions for operating lenders and payment systems in case of disconnection from SWIFT. According to the regulator, 90 percent of ATMs in Russia were ready to accept the Mir payment system, a domestic version of Visa and MasterCard....
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Russian Deputy PM: Our Banks Are Ready To Turn Off SWIFT
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Simply put, Carstens argues that there is a "strong case" for authorities to rein in digital currencies because of their links to the established financial system...
“If authorities do not act pre-emptively, cryptocurrencies could become more interconnected with the main financial system and become a threat,” he said.
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Mike Norman
Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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