The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has had a significant impact on the economy of our country. I remember when the conflict between these two countries just started, the price of gasoline increased a lot until the highest level reached was more than 2$ per liter.
But it's a good thing now that it has dropped to around 1$-1.2$ per liter, it's good that the conflict between these two countries has calmed down because they are not helping the economy of the countries that surround them in the world actually.
The conflict between Ukraine and Russia has not subsided, it has passed into another, logical stage, when the Russians can no longer use their favorite “barrage of fire” tactics, when in order to occupy any settlement, it was first completely turned into ruins, and only then did they enter the already lifeless territory, firing 60-80 thousand shells per day. Now the Russian Federation, at best, fires about 20 thousand shells at Ukrainians due to the fact that their number in Russia has already decreased so much that even emergency supplies are being used up. According to Ukrainian military intelligence, as a result of international sanctions, the possibility of Russian military production of cruise missiles has also been reduced. Since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian arms factories have been able to produce only 240 Kh-101 high-precision cruise missiles and about 120 Kalibr sea-launched cruise missiles, or about 40 new missiles per month. And for one salvo on the energy structure of Ukraine, the invaders will spend about 100 of these missiles, which cost from 400 to 700 million dollars. In Russia, a third of the territory is not supplied with gas, the people live in poverty, but its leadership allows itself, in order to intimidate the citizens of Ukraine, to spend such funds that have no military significance and do not directly affect the country's defense capability. Russia is gradually fizzling out militarily. Now it advances only in the east in the region of the city of Bakhmut and every day loses about 350-500 of its soldiers there in useless continuous attacks. On all sectors of other fronts, she went on the defensive due to the loss of her combat capability. |
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.. Putin actually had people fooled he was a competent leader, until he decided to invade a neighbor and cause everything to collapse on him.
In terms of war, it is true that Russia was the first to open fire, but what is the reason behind that we need to reconsider, so we cannot call it an invasion. If Ukraine does not naively listen to the temptations of the US and the West, nothing will happen, and behind it is a whole conspiracy to destroy Russia, not just as we see it. America is not a peace-loving nation as they always claim in their media, why not peace talks between Russia and Ukraine but negotiations between Russia and the US? A plot to destroy Russia? Yes, in Russia they are now shouting that they were deceived: Ukraine allegedly pretended to be weak and defenseless, so they decided to attack it and seize its territory. Can't this be considered a Russian invasion? On February 24, having previously attacked Ukraine with rockets and artillery, eight Russian armies of approximately 200,000 people in tanks, armored vehicles, and other military equipment moved to Ukraine from three sides, including from the territory of Belarus, and in a short time were already near Kyiv . Putin expected to seize the territory of Ukraine in three days, kill its leadership, destroy the Ukrainians who physically disagree with the occupation of the country, and install his puppet regime there. If this is not an invasion, then what should be considered a military invasion? Maybe Russia did not intend to seize the territory of Ukraine? So she has recently declared four regions of Ukraine as her own and annexed them to the Russian Federation. This is the most common classical war of conquest by Russia against Ukraine in order to destroy its statehood. Now Ukraine has destroyed almost all of this Russian invading army, which is why Putin announced the mobilization of another 300,000 people in September, but even these waves of "live meat" are now being successfully crushed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine and by spring Ukraine will be able to completely clear its territory of living occupiers. The rest will fertilize its black soil. |
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Considering that there are almost 22,000 alts, I would say that they destroy themselves. The focus should not be put on bitcoin. Bitcoin was first, and the success attracted many imitators who have come to create real garbage, if not scams. Some of those that existed in the past no longer exist, and many of those that we see now will not exist because they do not really bring anything more than speculation.
It is hardly possible to agree with the statement that altcoins will destroy themselves. Yes, they appear en masse and disappear en masse, but anyway, they survive and the strongest remain on the market and thus develop, and also supplement the cryptocurrency with many useful properties. We also see that over the years there are more and more of them and today there are already 22,032 of them. At the same time, bitcoin is not able to influence altcoins in any way. They coexist with them, and only the participants in this market, by implementing the principle of supply and demand, decide which of them is worthy of staying on. |
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Any type of currency or even Bitcoin will be forgotten for some time before people would start to use it again if we are going to survive the nuclear war if it ever happens in the future (let's hope not).
Since currencies were popular from the earliest times I doubt that idea of money will become unuseful even in case of a global catastrophe. Bitcoin can be too complicated for usage and existing fiat currencies too insignificant but something like money cowry will be used anyway as it is very convenient to have a unified equivalent. Most likely, bitcoin will not survive a big nuclear war, when humanity will be put on the brink of survival. To survive, people first of all need basic necessities, food, water, weapons. Since the system of functioning of the system of state power will be broken, paper money will be depreciated. Non-cash money, cryptocurrency will also not be in demand, if only because there will be great difficulties with the functioning of the Internet and other equipment. After a global nuclear war, barter is likely to be the most common form of trade, and even gold and jewelry will fade into the background. If the survivors do not have confidence that everything will be restored to the previous level, the cryptocurrency will lose any useful properties. |
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Of course the most loss is Europe because gas supply is not easy and it is very difficult to find alternative energy for gas, especially many countries that are very dependent on Russian gas so that it becomes a strong bargaining value so that Europe does not dare to attack or invasion Russia.
The war has entered its 10th month, Russia and the EU have continuously introduced sanctions against each other, so far no country has won a victory. Recently, the EU also launched new sanctions to impose an oil price ceiling on Russia and Russia threatened to retaliate. Overall, Russia is unlikely to be damaged and the EU is unlikely to win. But what I see is that oil supply will be cut and oil prices will skyrocket in the near term is very high and the world will continue to fall into the energy crisis again and push inflation higher. The countries of the European Union have introduced a cap on the price of Russian oil for sale at $60 per barrel. On December 5, sanctions also came into force on the refusal of Europe from oil products. But due to falling demand for Russian oil, Russia is forced to sell its oil much cheaper than the established price ceiling for it. So, recently, 90 percent of the oil from Russia was bought by Asian countries at a price of about $47 per barrel. It is predicted that Russia will be forced to drastically reduce oil production and, as a result of a drop in income from its sale, it has lost about 30 percent of income to the state budget. In addition, the EU countries have also set the maximum price for the purchase of Russian gas. |
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For maximum control to their people. CBDCs are pushed for the sole purpose of being able to control every aspect of people's finances, and to keep track of their spending activities more than ever. In cash it is way easier to obfuscate your tracks and all, hence why a lot are still successful in their money laundering schemes. This might be what the gov'ts use as a preface to their agenda on introducing CBDCs but it really is much more than that.
By issuing their own CBDCs, governments are significantly improving how their cashless payments work. They become faster, cheaper, more economical, and work efficiency increases significantly. It is hardly possible to agree with the opinion that CBDCs are created in order to resist cryptocurrency. States have enough other leverage to fight cryptocurrencies. Yes, CBDCs will be completely under the control of governments, but their non-cash transactions were also under their control. So nothing has changed in that regard. CBDC can be considered an improved form of non-cash government money and nothing more. |
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I already expect many country will ban privacy coins since Coinbase already delist privacy coins from few years ago.
Why would you expect them to ban these private coins, if you really want to use decentralized coins to protect your privacy then you should also support the existence of private coins private? Once they have succeeded in banning privacy coins like XMR, Zcash then most likely they will also find a way to ban decentralized coins like bitcoin because they want a centralized and visible world. They are trying step by step to control this market. It is absolutely logical that states will gradually tighten the circulation of anonymous coins and coins with a high level of privacy, such as Monero, ZCash and others, up to their complete ban. Japan was the first to do this back in April 2017. The level of regulation of privacy and anonymity coins can be different. This may include limiting the amount of transactions that can be carried out without going through the KYC procedure, and requiring full identification when exchanging such coins for fiat. Of course, states and their governments will not be indifferent to transactions where neither the recipient, nor the sender, nor the purpose of the payment is known. This poses a certain security threat to the state itself. It’s already good that states in general allow cryptocurrencies to circulate on their territory, but want to regulate the conditions for their circulation. |
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And so, on December 7, 2022, the terrorist, who said yesterday that "the special operation is going according to plan and the previously planned schedule," gives out - "Putin announced problems at the front and urged to prepare for a long war"  )) ... And on December 8, the pot price of Urals oil fell to $54 per barrel. This is the "buy here and now" price. Discount on contracts - 30-40%. The discount on the "gray oil" that China and India buy out is even greater. The price of oil in the budget is 70+ dollars per barrel Russia will soon face a real financial collapse worth billions of dollars, associated with a complete embargo on the export of petroleum products to Europe. The oil ceiling is already "mowing down" Russian revenues, but the worst is yet to come for Russia. So far, Russia is able to sell any volumes of oil at a discount to India and China, but oil products, for which Europe will close its market in February, Moscow will not be able to sell to Asia. The Chinese and Indians have their own large oil refining capacities, so they do not need oil products from the Russian Federation. They can only buy crude oil, and then at a deep discount. The only way out for Moscow is to cut production and mothball wells, some of them permanently. Thus Russia will lose billions of dollars. |
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Proof of Authentication Post Bitcointalk Username: Argoo Bitcointalk Profile Link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php? action=profile;u=1053354 Telegram Username: @argo12 Campaign Category Participated: Signature BSC Wallet Address: 0x33fc5780f8C79dA95812667368aBFB5cf269dD74 |
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Interestingly, the participants of this bounty campaign read here what the project team will do and why tokens are issued?
Then I quote:
"Our company, Asteroid Mining Inc., is engaged in the mining of near-Earth asteroids and other space rocks. We believe that the vast amount of minerals and other resources that can be found in the asteroid belt represents a largely untapped market...
Headquarters of Asteroid Mining Inc. will be located in Los Angeles, California, but our activities will be carried out in space..."
Good joke. Good luck to the team in the exploration of asteroids and work in space.
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Current number of post (Including this one): 2948
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I do not think that the given figures have a real justification. Most likely, this is Putin's propaganda. Russia has the ability to bribe politicians and experts in various fields to achieve its desired goals. Now it is Russia that spreads such rumors and tries to intimidate Europe and especially Ukraine. The countries of Europe really prepared for the winter and such a number of deaths simply cannot be in practice.
High mortality can be from the cold in winter in Ukraine, because Russia periodically attacks the energy infrastructure of Ukraine with missiles, trying to deprive the inhabitants of Ukraine of heat, light and water in order to provoke people to protest and demand a truce with Russia. It is unlikely that Putin will succeed. The people of Ukraine are well versed in the current situation and want only the victory of Ukraine and the complete surrender of Russia.
Meanwhile, the Russian occupiers are already dying en masse from the cold in their trenches on the territory of Ukraine. Russia is throwing its soldiers, and especially those recently mobilized, on the front lines without winter clothing and the necessary protection, and therefore their losses now amount to 400-700 people every day.
Today, the latest summary of Russia's losses in the war with Ukraine lay on the table for Putin: in total, about 122,000 people were killed and missing. Of these, 90,138 losses of the regular army, 26,917 losses of the PMC "Wagner" and 5621 losses of the National Guard.
False Putin's propaganda will not work.
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Russia may completely stop pipeline gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine. There is an announcement from Gazprom that they would reduce the supplies through Ukraine starting from next Monday. The immediate reason is alleged pilferage of gas by Ukraine, that was originally marked for the former soviet republic of Moldova. Gazprom claims that Ukraine is diverting some of the gas that is contracted for Moldova (large part of this gas is actually meant for the breakaway republic of Transnistria, where Russian peacekeepers are present). https://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Gazprom-Threatens-To-Curb-European-Gas-Flows-Through-Ukraine.htmlIn the so-called Transnistrian Republic, there are not Russian peacekeepers, but Russian occupying troops, which traditionally create a hotbed of tension in this region, with the help of which Russia is trying to militarily influence the neighboring state. The same is happening in Abkhazia and South Ossetia as part of Georgia, as well as Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine. Russia occupies territories, creates controlled authorities there and thus influences the internal politics of its neighbors. As for Russian oil and gas for European countries, they themselves are trying to refuse energy supplies from Russia as soon as possible in connection with Russia's use of energy as a weapon and a method of blackmail, and a military invasion of Ukraine is forcing this country to stop transit through military actions oil and gas from Russia, as happened in mid-November with the Druzhba oil pipeline. As a result, Russia completely loses the European market for its energy products and loses big. |
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Central banks have taken a hawkish stance against inflation by raising interest rates at a constant rate. Their goal is to reduce the negative effects of both the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russo-Ukraine war on the global economy. While history has shown us that rising interest rates reduces inflation over time, this time is different. There are huge disruptions in the global supply chain and geopolitical tensions are rising at a fast pace. We can't expect inflation to lower down based on rate hikes alone. If the war prolongs to a very long time, I can't imagine how successful central banks will be in trying to tackle inflation for good. Do you think such financial entities will fail in their goal of lowering down inflation? If not, why? Is there still hope for a global economic recovery when the war and the pandemic are at play? Your input will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Inflation is an inevitable companion of the economies of states and it has both positive and negative sides. We see that the global economy is falling, and inflation is growing for objective reasons, including the damage from the coronavirus pandemic and the fight against it, as well as the war between Russia and Ukraine, which led to a violation of the supply chains of petroleum products and agricultural products, and also led to the application of international sanctions, which in any case have a two-way effect. States will never be able to overcome inflation, because it is also necessary, because it helps in the redistribution of production and human resources. |
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A question that a lot of Chinese users have been asking is whether cryptocurrency possession is punishable (i.e illegal) or not. The statements and directives doesn't explicitly refer to possession of cryptocurrency, but my understanding is that it also comes under the ambit. Is the regime going to prosecute someone just for the possession of some codes? I don't think that they will go that far, even if it is illegal. The message that I get is that as long as the user doesn't move his coins, he's going to be OK.
In China, loud statements have been made for a long time about the partial or complete prohibition of cryptocurrency. But she still goes there, although her conversion in this country has fallen significantly. Indeed, everything will depend on the severity of the punishment established at the legislative level for the use of cryptocurrency. In the meantime, China is showing flexibility and waiting in this matter. Perhaps they are watching how other states will react to the cryptocurrency. But in general, one thing is clear: the Chinese government is not happy with cryptocurrencies. |
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In addition, it is necessary to take into account the population of these countries: in Russia there are about 240 million people, and in Ukraine a little more than 40 million. Population of Russia is around 145 million. There maybe another 5+ million within the territories of Ukraine which were annexed by Russia. Ukraine is now having around 35 million citizens (after subtracting the 5+ million who are in annexed regions), and out of that around 10 million are living as refugees outside that country. If Ukraine doesn't receive support in the form of manpower from NATO and other allies, then in the long term it gets difficult for them to put up strong resistance against the Russians. Ukraine did not ask other countries for help in the war against Russia by military personnel of other states. Ukrainians are still capable of resisting the horde from Russia on their own, but they are counting on the help of the civilized world with military equipment and financial support. The Russian regular army that entered Ukraine was almost completely destroyed by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Mobilization in Russia will not significantly solve anything in the age of high technologies and high-precision weapons, which are now successfully mastered in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Russian mobilization of poorly trained and equipped people will create more problems for Russia itself, which can already be seen after the massive wave of mobilization since September 21st. |
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Paper money has its advantages and disadvantages compared to digital money. The service life of paper money is 2-3 years, after that they wear out and must be gradually changed. But when making small household transactions, they are indispensable, since the transaction is simple and fast, without the need to use any technical devices, with which difficulties periodically arise during transactions. It is also the most untraceable form of public money. All non-cash payments are under the full control of the state. In addition, there will always be certain categories of citizens who will be categorically against the cessation of circulation of cash. Therefore, paper money will still exist for a very long time. Their physical form may change, but the essence remains the same.
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A few days ago, Elon Musk responded to a friend's tweet saying that the price of BTC may increase by the end of winter. He also asked everyone to be patient. It means that the future of BTCL is very bright and its price will increase. We are all waiting for this winter to end and the market to return to its previous form. InshaAllah the price of BTC and digital currency will return to the previous room thanks
I also read Elon Musk's comments about the possible rise in prices in the cryptocurrency market. True, there he spoke specifically about the rise in the price of bitcoin, ethereum and dogecoin. However, if these coins grow, then, of course, other cryptocurrencies will also grow. However, even without Elon Musk, we know that the crypto winter will end soon and after that there will be another bullish period. The fall of the economies of almost all states and inflation should contribute to this. |
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These climate regulation is untimely and would have a negative impact on both the maritime sector and the global economy in general. Switching to environmental friendly ships would cost a whole lot of money and I don't think most shipping companies have such money to spend. Does the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have any provision to support these companies financially as they switch to green energy? The most challenging part of it is that this regulations would definitely cause an increase in shipping cost which would be transferred to consumers. Citizens of most countries are already battling inflation and high cost of goods and services and adding more burden with this policy would not be a good decision. International Maritime Organization (IMO) and European Union should suspend the implementation of these policies until the world economy recover from this downturn.
First, this is not about regulating the climate on our planet. Rather, on the contrary: the question of reducing the influence of man on climatic conditions is raised. Mankind simply does not need to poison nature and everything will be fine. Secondly, if we say that the struggle for the restoration of the natural environment is untimely and the transition to alternative energy sources will be very expensive, then humanity will never solve this pressing problem until it kills itself. We see how quickly the climate on our planet is changing. This problem should have been solved for a long time. We are already way too late with this transition. Therefore, it is necessary to get rid of coal, oil and gas as direct energy sources as quickly as possible. |
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One of the by products of Bitcoin and Crypto mining is heat... One of my friends in Europe are mining Alt coins with his GPU mining rig and the excess heat is used to heat his house. I know ASICS are not generating as much heat, but GPUs are running quite hot.... when you have a bunch of them. What is the difference between a gamer that are running a massive gaming rig and a smaller Crypto miner running a GPU rig to mine Alt coins? (At least the heat from the mining rig are being used for something and it's paying for other expenses)  Will they ban Gamers too, because they are using the same GPU's. The thing is that in general, states do not need cryptocurrency. In difficult periods that their economy is going through, they cannot fully regulate financial flows within their country due to the spread of cryptocurrency, because cryptocurrency knows no borders and is difficult to regulate. In Europe, there are now problems with energy due to Russia's military aggression against Ukraine and the sanctions imposed in response to Russia. Therefore, it is not a problem for states to choose whether to restrict cryptocurrency mining, or any other activity of their citizens, when deciding whether to take measures to reduce energy consumption. The choice will always fall on cryptocurrency. |
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