Vladimir Putin called to develop a system of international payments on the blockchain – Bits Media

Yesterday, 24 November, At the conference "Sberus" in artificial intelligence, Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the creation of a new system of international payments, independent of banks.

The president emphasized, that in conditions of tense relations between Russia and West, Financial flows and international payments are at risk. To avoid attacks on these directions, It is necessary to create your own payment system. Putin noted, that the most promising systems using a distributed registry and digital currencies look:

“We all know well, that in the conditions of today's illegitimate restrictions, one of the attack lines is calculations. And our financial institutions know this better, than anyone else, Because they are faced with these practices. Today the system of international payments is expensive, The system of its correspondent accounts and regulation are under the control of a narrow club of states and financial groups. They control everything. On the basis of digital currency technologies and distributed registers, you can create a new system of international payments, Moreover, much more convenient, but at the same time completely safe for participants and completely independent of banks and third countries intervention ".

Earlier, State Duma deputies proposed allowing to trade cryptocurrencies at the site controlled by the state. I.e, Create a separate state crypto -country.