@rewind133: Moscow Didn't Announce It — It Just Signed It Into Law While the world watched tanks and oil terminals, Russia quietly rewrote its own law on July 1st to legalize bitcoin and stablecoin payments for foreign trade — a direct workaround for Western banking sanctions. Weeks later, the EU responded by targeting eleven crypto platforms tied to Russian trade. This is the story of how sanctions evasion is shifting from gold to code, why it moved faster than regulators priced in, and what it signals about where the next financial workaround is headed. We break down: – The July 1st law and what it actually changed – Why the EU's eleven-platform crackdown is the real tell – How this compares to the 2022 shift toward gold – Why crypto rails move faster than bullion ever could – What to watch over the next two quarters #RussiaSanctions #Bitcoin #Geopolitics #DeDollarization #CryptoRegulation
