I wrote that the territory of Ukraine is relatively small in relation to the territory of Russia, and it is not difficult to verify this by looking at the map. Although Ukraine is geographically one of the largest in Europe.
That's a lie: you never specified you meant territory-wise. Lots of people, huge army... it's not small... but even if you mean territory you lie again and you fail miserably again: If on November 16 I wrote: “No matter what you say here, for the second year now, relatively small Ukraine has been resisting Russian military aggression...”, then you just need to strain your brain a little to understand that are talking about the territories of Ukraine and Russia, because There can be no other option here. What was my lie when I wrote that Ukraine is geographically one of the largest in Europe? If we consider Russia an Asian and not a European country, not even in terms of civilization, but territorially, then I’m really wrong. But the western part of Russia still belongs to Europe. https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA %D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D0 %B8 I previously wrote: “However, in recent days the situation in Avdeevka has really worsened: at the cost of heavy losses, Russian troops advanced to the eastern part of the industrial zone on the southeastern outskirts of the city.” You claim that the Russians are in Avdeevka and entered the industrial zone, where most of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ fortifications were located. Whether the Russians captured the entire industrial zone on the outskirts of Avdeevka is a moot point. In addition, the situation there is constantly changing. The occupiers could get in, then they were knocked out, and this happens periodically. Therefore, do not exaggerate. Waste two brigades to capture an industrial zone on the outskirts of Avdeevka is certainly cool and worthy of the “second army of the world.” I see you defend Russian murderers and occupiers so zealously that I begin to doubt that you are not a Russian. |
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Without taking into account the geopolitical calculations, and given that Ukraine is an independent country with full rights, I consider what Russia is doing as an invasion and aggression against an independent country. But this example cannot be compared with the wars led by the United States, especially those launched after the fall of the Soviet Union, because previous wars were always carried out within the framework of the Cold War.
From the same point of view, what NATO is doing can also be considered as a violation of Ukraine's independence and its involvement in a conflict that does not concern it in the first place. The war in Ukraine is between Russia and NATO, and Ukraine is nothing but a land of conflict.
There are no conflicts between Ukraine and Russia. This is a classic war of conquest with the goal of destroying a neighboring state and seizing its territories. And Putin’s reasons for attacking Ukraine have changed more than once and are still changing due to the fact that the goals of the attack turn out to be unattainable. For some reason, you forget that it was Russia that attacked Ukraine, and Ukraine turned for help to the participants in the Budapest Memorandum, who guaranteed its security in exchange for Ukraine’s renunciation of the third world nuclear weapons potential that Ukraine had. Therefore, it is quite logical that Ukraine receives assistance from these countries, including the United States. Russia would be satisfied if no one stopped it from destroying Ukraine and its people. Therefore, it is not NATO countries that violate the independence of Ukraine, but only Russia. There is no NATO contingent in Ukraine that would fight with Russia. The Ukrainian army is defeating the Russian army in Ukraine. But Russia is uncomfortable admitting this, so the Kremlin invented that in the war on the territory of Ukraine it is fighting with the entire NATO. |
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Combining social media accounts and bank accounts is difficult, as you need to deal with the restrictions of financial systems and identity verification procedures, which vary from one country to another, and some users prefer a little privacy due to the restrictions on freedom of opinion and freedoms that these platforms provide.
Facebook tried to do this and failed. If Twitter succeeds, this will ignite competition between these platforms and banks will be greatly harmed, but I do not think he will succeed. Musk is an ambitious man, so let’s see what he will do.
If Elon Musk tries to do this, the various regulatory authorities of most countries will immediately attack him and it will be something like what happened with Zuckerberg’s similar plans with his stable coin Libra/Diem on Facebook. However, Elon Musk may take this unpleasant history into account and do something different. Well, let him try. However, it is unlikely that financial services on a social network can replace banks. The banking system has been and will continue to exist, although it will adapt to changing conditions. |
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CBDCs to me are unstoppable. They're a matter of when and not if. Paper bills and coins will be gone. That's the call of the times. The fast development in technology means cold cash is becoming obsolete. The financial world is turning digital. Although developing countries like mine will take a much longer time to adopt, it will eventually happen.
As a result, Bitcoin becomes more and more relevant. CBDCs mean death of privacy. CBDCs mean death of ownership. CBDCs mean death of freedom of money. Bitcoin is our refuge.
CBDC is just an improved cashless payment system that is completely managed by states and their governments. The level of confidentiality in them will be as much as the states themselves want. But states and their authorized bodies will have complete information about everyone who will use CBDC. There is no death to privacy, property or money from CBDCs because they themselves are non-cash government money. At the same time, paper money will decrease in the volume of its circulation, but I do not think that in the foreseeable future it will disappear completely. There are many categories of people who will not have access to CBDC for various reasons. |
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I don’t think that energy prices in the world will increase significantly in the near future. Now Russia is under enormous pressure from China due to the fact that Russia has lost a huge European market for its energy resources and wants to increase their supplies to China fivefold. Taking advantage of this, China demanded new gas discounts from Russia and no longer wants to build the joint mega-project of the Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline. But if the pipeline is not built, Russia will have nowhere to send huge volumes of gas. Russia's budget for next year provides that the average gas price will be $297.3 per thousand cubic meters versus $501.6 for Europe and Turkey previously. The discount for China in 2024 will increase to 46%: gas from Power of Siberia-1 will cost $271.6 per thousand cubic meters, and for Turkey and Europe - $481.7. It is unlikely that such cheap gas and in large quantities will contribute to an increase in its world price. In fact, gas should not rise in price due to the losses that Russia incurs, selling it to the East very cheaply in a hopeless situation. Source: https://m.gazeta.ua/ru/articles/world-life/_putin-v-tupike-kitaj-davit-na-rossiyu/1165829 |
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The antagonism between the United States and Russia over the marketing of their oil arose in large part due to Russia's military attack on Ukraine and the sanctions Russia faced as a result. In addition, Putin's Russia itself began to blackmail Europe with oil and gas supplies, trying to force it not to interfere in the seizure of Ukraine and not to condemn these aggressive actions. But this time the countries of Europe did not succumb to Putin’s blackmail; they decided, as far as possible, to completely abandon Russian oil and gas as soon as they had the opportunity to switch to other suppliers. Therefore, Russia, through its actions, has cut off the largest European market for its oil and gas. And since Russia has continued to attack the territory of Ukraine and conduct military operations against Ukraine for almost two years, it has practically made itself a pariah on the world stage.
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I think the issue of population growth is among the factors that contribute to this shortage of food across the globe. the world's population is growing rapidly, and there's increasing pressure on food systems to keep up.You're actually right and that's why I said that it's not an individual task alone. Government must step up into the matter. The good thing is that, government are not sleeping over the issue because in my country, the government has established a number of programs that provide subsidies for farmers as well as funding for research and development.
Many objective factors have already been pointed out here that ultimately lead to food shortages throughout the world. Of course, overpopulation of the planet is also one of these factors. They predict that in the future the problem of food shortages will only worsen. Technological progress saves humanity, but it also destroys it. Thanks to the development of technology, it became possible to process large areas more quickly, but at the same time, people began to quickly change nature to suit their interests, and this has a detrimental effect on nature itself. The solution may be to create artificial food, which will differ little from natural food. There is a lot of talk about this in the science fiction genre, but at the same time such artificial food, synthesized from non-food products, may well become a reality. |
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But where is the fantastic 243 billion dollars for Ukraine, and in ten days?
The propaganda and mouthpieces you shared from Russia, Ukraine, US, etc. are all repeating the official statements not the actual total value. The official statements also only include the total value they needed to take out of their budgets. But if you follow open source intelligence sources (easily found on the internet) there are a lot of solid proof of the actual amount that is being sent to Ukraine. Some of which is also mentioned in the news as some article that you'd normally skip and won't be counted in statistics. For example what the American mouthpiece NYT says here is a tiny portion of a couple of billion dollars worth of weapons and ammunition (a lot more than just some shells) being sent to Ukraine which is not counted in any statistics they report as total. As for the time frame, again just check the news. For example last year Pentagon stated that there are 8-10 flights a day sending arms to Ukraine. These days sometimes that amount is barely any shipments in a week. Even the recent statements by EU politicians says that they can no longer provide aid to Ukraine in the promised timeframes and now it would take months before they can send certain things like shells for example. Like Germany that is promising delivery in 4-5 months from now!!! If we do not generally trust official sources from different countries, but rely on “intelligence” that was somehow leaked to social networks or the press, then we will go very far in our reasoning. If intelligence information appears in the media, it means that it was thrown there for some purpose and it does not always correspond to reality. The Armed Forces of Ukraine note that the Russians at the front receive three times more armored vehicles and other weapons than the Armed Forces of Ukraine receive from all their partners. In addition, such military equipment often comes from old models due to the fact that the countries that supply Ukraine with this equipment take advantage of this opportunity to modernize their armed forces. But even such outdated technology, as a rule, is superior to Russian models. |
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Progress already lies in the fact that you recognize at least two ships sunk by the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the Russian Black Sea Fleet. But where did this Russian fleet go, not only off the coast of Ukraine, but also from the occupied ports of the Crimean peninsula? If Russian warships are not sunk or damaged as a result of attacks by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, then where have they mostly gone? Is it scary to keep them within range of missile and drone attacks from Ukraine?
I've never claimed that. Can you provide a quote from my posts to prove your statement? Russian Black sea fleet didn't go anywhere, it's still there in Sevastopol. Besides, there is no point to keep many navy ships in the region as Ukraine has no navy. No matter what you say here, for the second year now, relatively small Ukraine has been resisting Russia’s military aggression, and it is Ukrainians who are fighting on the fronts against the invaders.
Small? Ukraine is anything but small. It's #41 in the world and #7 in Europe in terms of population, only slightly smaller than EU giant Poland. Source: https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/Ukraine is #22 in the world ranked by number of military personnel. Bigger than France or UK. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_military_and_paramilitary_personnelYou, I see, are also not writing from the trenches near Avdeevka.
Quite logical as I'm not Russian. Why should I join their military near Avdiivka? But you, as a good Ukrainian should join AFU ASAP to save your country. So, what is your excuse? There, the Russian army has been grinding to death from poorly organized attacks for more than a month. Putin, if he is still alive, needs to show at least some victory on the Ukrainian front at the end of the year before the upcoming elections. Now there are about 440 thousand Russian occupiers in the occupied territories of Ukraine, and it is impossible to take even the small town of Avdiivka. Need your help. After all, this territory has long been included in the Russian Federation
Yes, they are successfully breaking the first line of one of the most fortified locations which had been hardened since 2014. Some elite units and Leopard 2 tanks were spotted near Avdiivka after AFU command had to withdrew them from the South in a desperate attempt to hold the Russians back. Today there are news of AFU being pushed back by the Russians and leaving the industrial district of the city. Btw, how is the counter-offensive going?  I'll try to answer some of your questions. I also did not refer to your words that a significant part of the Russian Black Sea Fleet left the occupied Crimean peninsula. Previously, this fleet blocked the ports of Ukraine, but after the fire defeat of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, it was forced to move a significant part away from the territory of Ukraine, and therefore the “grain corridor” is now successfully operating without the participation of Russia. I wrote that the territory of Ukraine is relatively small in relation to the territory of Russia, and it is not difficult to verify this by looking at the map. Although Ukraine is geographically one of the largest in Europe. Read less Russian propaganda. The information about the capture of the Avdeevka industrial zone by the Russians is fake. There, the occupiers actually attack continuously and have some success. But the third wave of assaults that began on November 24 is still crashing against the fortifications of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Thus, from the remnants of the 1st Army Corps of the Russian Armed Forces storming Avdeevka, as well as the 1st and 15th Motorized Rifle Brigades, the Russian military leadership formed a new 10th battalion, which was staffed with the remaining two brigades. That is, the battalion was assembled from TWO brigades! All that's left. However, in recent days the situation in Avdeevka has really worsened: at the cost of heavy losses, Russian troops advanced into the eastern part of the industrial zone on the southeastern outskirts of the city. In November, Russia lost an average of 931 of its soldiers every day and this is significantly more than during the assault on another small town of Bakhmut. https://focus.ua/amp/voennye-novosti/608756-rekordnye-s-nachala-vtorzheniya-britanskaya-razvedka-ozvuchila-poteri-vs-rf-v-boyah-za-avdeevkuBut Avdeevka stands and the Russian army is rapidly being crushed against its fortifications. The counter-offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which mainly takes place on the southern front, is going much faster than the Russians are able to do near Avdeevka. The Ukrainian Armed Forces fortified themselves on three bridgeheads on the left bank of the Dnieper, and the occupiers clearly did not expect this. They cannot quickly transfer reinforcements there, and Russia does not yet have reserves at the front. They are forced to withdraw some of their units from the Zaporozhye Front, while weakening the section of the front there. Meanwhile, this section of the front is very promising, since it has the shortest distance to the Crimean Isthmus. |
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And to be honest Israel seemed to wait for such movement from Hamas so they could attack and destroy Gaza for a very long time.
Almost the same thing began to be said in Russia, when after two months of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, even without the provision of serious Western weapons to Ukraine, the “second army of the world” had to urgently flee from the central and northern regions of Ukraine in order not to be completely defeated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. After this, Russian propagandists began to say that Ukraine was pretending to be weak and thereby provoked an attack on it by Russia. A very interesting theory. Any current potential aggressor must understand that if a neighbor is attacked, the international community will unite its efforts to help the victim of aggression. Only in this way can the aggressor be discouraged from starting wars of conquest. Military aggression is always aggression if the attack occurs on foreign territory and there can be no justification here. Hamas will in any case regret its stupid and brutal attack on Israeli populated areas. In fact, Russia will also do this over time. |
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After Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea initiative to secure the “grain corridor” from Ukraine, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, through attacks by sea and air drones, forced the Russian Black Sea Navy to move away from the shores of Ukraine and, thus, broke the naval blockade of Ukrainian ports for the passage of merchant ships. President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, answering questions from media representatives following the results of the Grain from Ukraine International Summit, called the Russian blockade of the Black Sea one of the biggest threats to global security, but Ukraine is successfully resisting it. He also added that Ukraine in the near future will receive warships from its partners to ensure the safety of ships that pass through the “grain corridor” created by the Ukrainian side in the Black Sea. Source: https://www.dialog.ua/ukraine/285420_1700922848 |
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CZ will still be there to make decisions for Binance in one way or the other. And he is human if human. If he is pleaded guilty, he might have taken responsibility for others actions and not only his. Binance is a big company with different departments and branches. So, he is not the only one making decisions. But lets see how Binance will be managed with the new CEO. And Remember, Elon resigned as CEO of twitter but we hardly talk about the new CEO cos we still feel like Elon controls twitter.
CZ acted wisely: he took responsibility, admitted guilt and compensated material claims, thereby diverting possible claims from Binance. I hope that he will remain an eminence grise there and will provide all possible assistance to the new director so that the crypto exchange continues to operate and prosper. Therefore, I believe that nothing bad will happen to the exchange itself. |
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You can't erase the conflict and history between these two states based on just one incident, I am not saying what Hamas did was right to Israeli civilians but what Israel government retaliate with? Bombarded residential buildings, hospitals, and religious destinations, cut down the basic necessities of food, water, and fuel supply for weeks which is justifiable according to your opinion?
Even UN condemned what Israel did also terrorism and killed way more than what Hamas did so can we declare the Israel government as terrorist organization too?
Any political, military or other organization, before attacking another state, must take into account that there will be a response and there will be a retaliatory military strike. Hamas in this case was located in hospitals, kindergartens, its offices were in civilian multi-story buildings, that is, it is obvious that this organization deliberately hid behind civilians and Hamas leaders did not care deeply about the residents of the Gaza Strip. But Israel has the right to self-defense; in retaliatory military actions, civilians are dying and will always die. If you do not respond to such terrorist attacks, fearing that the civilian population of the attacking side will die, then the terrorists will take this into account and will constantly hide behind civilians. And then what? Let terrorists do what they want and rule the world? Enlighten us on what the Israeli military should have done to get rid of Hamas terrorist attacks without killing civilians in Gaza? |
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We ar contradicting the facts here why would Binance punish citizens of Russia for something done by the regime and I am sure they cannot be so insensible and if businesses and service providers are gonna pull out due to the crimes, invasion and war the there is a country which has invaded 1/4 of world and there would have been no business or service providers in that country.
Every Russian has a share of the blame for the fact that civilians from Ukraine have been dying every day for almost two years. This is not done by the Putin regime. It is the husbands, sons and children of “innocent” Russians who kill, rob and rape in Ukraine. Moreover, throughout these two years, approximately 70 percent of the Russian population has constantly supported the war and the seizure of Ukrainian territory. All Russians are guilty of electing the current government, which started this most brutal and bloody war in Europe since the Second World War. If the population had not supported the war and actively opposed it, it would not have started or would have ended very quickly. We have no right to interfere in the internal affairs of Russia and the people’s election of their government. Therefore, on the other hand, every citizen of Russia is responsible for the actions of his government. In Ukraine, over 300 thousand Russians have already died, been wounded, captured or gone missing, and they are still climbing and climbing with weapons in their hands on Ukrainian soil. You can stop them either by military means, or try to do it in other ways, as the Binance crypto exchange does. |
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We have seen the price of Bitcoin drop to around $15,000 at one point. Even a few months ago Bitcoin price was in dire straits many investors thought it could go further down but it turned out to be quite the opposite. Currently we can definitely see by looking at the position of Bitcoin that maybe Bitcoin will not go to that position but now it is time to go higher in the market. Now that Bitcoin is close to $35k we see no reason to come to $18000 now and won't come here. The price of Bitcoin may have dropped a lot during the autumn, but now the market is pumping well. But I think Bitcoiners will not have to see this bearish market again as we have good things ahead.
The next Bitcoin halving should take place on April 7, 2024. There are less than five months left before this grand event, which many in the cryptocurrency market are eagerly awaiting. A few months before the halving, whales can arrange a temporary drop in the price of Bitcoin so that weak hands of newcomers dump more and thus the whales can buy up potential cryptocurrency. Therefore, in the near future, I still assume a significant drop in the price of Bitcoin, but not for a long period. Closer to the fall of next year, we should see another cryptocurrency price boom. |
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But also the option of "running away from war" - as for me, a citizen of Ukraine, where the war came in 2014 with an attack from Russia, this approach is not acceptable. If we all "go where there is no war" - what will happen to my country ? Capture and destruction. Then this trouble will come to the place where we decided to run away. And so on to the sad ending.
Avoiding a problem doesn't solve it, it only makes it worse. Therefore, in a situation when your country has become a victim of aggression - running away is not the most logical option, although it solves the problem for a while.
I can agree with a slightly different option - if life is not comfortable or does not work out in a given house, neighborhood, city, town, region, country - it is probably worth finding a more convenient place to realize your plans. This is normal.
Let's apply a similar formula to Gaza and Israel, Hamas is fighting for their rights and free Palestine is their only requirement so why we still call them terrorists instead of warriors? On October 7, Hamas from the Gaza Strip fired from 2.5 to 5 thousand rockets into Israel, simply shooting at civilian settlements. More than 2,500 militants then invaded Israeli territory, including border kibbutzim and the city of Sderot, by land, sea and air. About 1,200 Israelis were killed. The attackers indiscriminately killed civilians, killing hundreds of unarmed participants in a music festival near the border with the Gaza Strip, and taking another 242 hostages. In addition to the massacre of Israeli civilians, there have been cases of sexual violence against Israeli women. The issue is now being resolved with a temporary truce and mutual fuel supplies for the release of 50 women and children whom the attackers took hostage. It is hardly worth calling such actions a struggle for independence, and calling the attackers warriors. These are ordinary terrorists who chose civilians of another state as the target of their attacks and decided to frighten Israel with terrorist attacks and blackmail them with hostages. At the same time, it was their stupid fatal mistake, since after this the Hamas group will most likely be defeated and cease to exist. The Palestinians will quickly create their own state without the participation of Hamas. |
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In September, Binance announced a complete exit from Russia and the sale of its business in this country to the CommEX crypto exchange. The decision to leave the Russian Federation was made against the background of international pressure in connection with the full-scale aggression of the Russian army towards Ukraine. But starting November 20, Russians will face a new unpleasant surprise. From now on, on Binance you can neither buy nor sell cryptocurrencies such as Cardano (ADA), Algorand (ALGO), Arbitrum (ARB), Arkham (ARKM), ARPA, BNB, BUSD, Polkadot (DOT), Ethereum (ETH) for rubles ), Litecoin (LTC), Polygon (MATIC), NEAR, Solana (SOL), Worldcoin (WLD) and XRP. Binance representatives explained this decision “to protect users and support high-quality trading.” Source: https://m.antikor.com.ua/ru/articles/666972-kriptobirha_binance_nanesla_udar_po_valjute_rf_za_rubli_teperj_neljzja_kupitj_top-kriptuIn Russia itself, they are going to turn off YouTube, Telegram and WhatsApp for citizens. Little by little, Russians are being isolated from the outside world for aggression, and their government is being isolated in order to hide the truth from its citizens. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://m.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DHk3aEj6eBfg&ved=2ahUKEwi4_qKR59eCAxUFQ_EDHbHkBHAQtwJ6BAgaEAI&usg=AOvVaw2IvQXGVdt4 Te1BmYffzFpn https://m.antikor.com.ua/ru/articles/659010-rf_nachala_zakupki_tehnologij_dlja_blokirovki_sajtov_i_programm_pod_pritselom_youtube_whatsapp_telegram_vpn |
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I am afraid to buy and its price will drop to $1800. What is your opinion?
Of course, the price of Ethereum will still fall below $1,800. Prices on the cryptocurrency market always fluctuate greatly, especially on the eve of a good rise. Therefore, our success in trading largely depends on our patience. But it’s worth considering that the Bitcoin halving is already approaching, and knowledgeable people advise purchasing a potential cryptocurrency about six months before the halving. At the same time, there cannot be only one correct advice. The cryptocurrency market is very volatile and unpredictable. |
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Stablecoin issuer Tether has frozen $225 million worth of its own stablecoin following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) into an international human trafficking syndicate in Southeast Asia.
No proof needed apparently just some suspicions guilty without any trial your money is FROZEN!
The fact that funds are seized only on suspicion of their owners being involved in any crimes, that is, even before trial, is a common and completely justified practice in most states. If seizure could be imposed only after the trial, then law enforcement agencies would not be able to seize any criminal funds, since criminals would have plenty of time, while the trial lasts, to withdraw and dispose of the disputed money. This incident is not surprising. After all, Tether must obey the government at the place of its registration or location. This practice should eventually spread completely to cryptocurrency exchanges or exchangers. |
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We can see how traditional banking has helped in creating employment. Many people are employed in the banks. The banks and their employees are paying taxes. I read this today: CBDCs will gradually displace private banks, says Russian lawmakerIt is about a Russian lawmaker that believes CBDCs will gradually displace fiat and traditional banking. Can this be what would later happen? CBDC is one of the types of government non-cash money, and it is very promising for development. A digital CBDC will likely only partially replace cash due to its ease of use and the high cost of maintaining paper money. But this is a very long process and we do not know for sure how it will end. In my opinion, we need different forms and types of money. Universal money has not yet been invented. While each type has its own advantages and disadvantages. This means that they all still have the right to walk. |
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