As for Russia, some officials from the Central Bank and the Ministry of Telecom and mass communications suggested to create "cryptoruble". The economic situation in Russia much better than in Venezuela, but the country's leadership is actively seeking ways of dealing with us sanctions. According to the Minister of communications Nikolay Nikiforov, "cryptoruble" will be created in a bit different way than bitcoin. The new currency will make it easier for the government to monitor transactions, the benefits of what he expressed and other countries, the authors summarize the material for The New York Times.

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https://russian.rt.com/inotv/2018-01-05/NYT-Rossiya-i-Venesuela-planiruyut