Some analysts and vloggers are expecting a stronger US dollar this year. Not sure if because of the vaccinations coupled with the re-ignition of the US economy or, if it's a wider economic conjuncture (I believe the EU will suffer this year).
Meanwhile:
Russian Oil Drilling Giant Opens a Crypto Mining Farm Run on Gas Energy
"Gazpromneft, the oil subsidiary of Russian natural gas giant Gazprom, is getting into a different kind of exploration.
The company opened a venue for cryptocurrency mining on one of its oil drilling sites in Siberia, unlocking the power of Russia’s oil and gas resources for the needs of
bitcoin (BTC, -9.87%) mining.
Gazprom, a company that counts the Russian government as a shareholder, is the country’s gas monopolist and world’s
10th-biggest oil producer. The company has been spearheading several mega-projects of cross-border gas pipelines such as the
Nord Stream and the
South Stream, which bring Russian gas to Europe."
[...]
Original article:
https://www.coindesk.com/russian-oil-drilling-giant-opens-mining-farm
Further articles:
https://www.coindesk.com/gazprombank-switzerland-bitcoin-transactions-payments
https://gazprombank.ch/crypto-blockchain-services/
This is mad. Today I read elsewhere that the ECB is considering to launch a cryptocurrency.
I think they're letting Bitcoin, Coindesk, Revolut and other services, products and phenomena run wild until they come up with a hypercrontrolled digital Euro and Dollar. Perhaps it will be a digital Eurodollar. Thing is, you won't hold it, you won't own it.
Coupled with universal basic income (slavery) + social credit score (hypermonitoring) = Orwell's nightmare
Funny thing: Gerald Celente has recently included "cryptocurrency" in his "papagallo speech" - he used to say "guns gold 'n' a getaway plan", which turned "silver, gold and cryptocurrency".