Russians bought USDT against the backdrop of the rebellion Evgenia Prigozhin – Bits Media

The Russians actively changed the rubles to Tether Stablecoin during the short -term rebellion of the head of the Wagner PMC Evgenia Prigozhin this weekend. This is evidenced by CCDATA data.

Tether stable (USDT), which was bought for rubles, 24 June increased more than three times and compiled about $15 Milln on crypto -rhizas, which still support the trade in Russian currency. For comparison, A day earlier, the volume of trading was $4 million.

According to CCDATA, The largest platforms for ruble transactions this month were Binance, CryPtonex, HitbTc и Coinsbit.

Cryptocurrencies, Especially USDT, have become very popular among Russians during sanctions. The Bank of Russia recently reported, that citizens, which use cryptocurrencies to store savings, more, than using metal accounts and share investment funds.

Earlier, the Russian branch of the international human rights organization Transparency International, that Russians use Tether, to send money to Western countries bypassing sanctions.