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The Syrian foreign minister says the U.S. imposes sanctions on Syria and Russia to steal their assets and keep them under its hegemony. The U.S. is “the biggest beneficiary of wars and fueling global conflicts, with the aim of maintaining the dominance of the dollar in the global economy and trade,” said a Russian official. US Sanctions Aimed at Stealing Assets and Keeping Targeted Nations Under Its Hegemony, Says Syrian Official The Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Faisal Mekdad, met with Alexander Yakovenko, the Rector of the Diplomatic Academy at the Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday. During their meeting in Damascus, Mekdad slammed the U.S. and its Western allies for imposing unilateral sanctions on his country and several other nations, according to the Syrian government-controlled news agency, SANA. He explained that the West is attempting to maintain its dominance over the world by creating rules that align with its own objectives and ambitions, regard...

Russia has warned that existing and new anti-Russia sanctions imposed by the U.S. and other Western countries will lead to a global economic crisis. “Both the current sanctions that have been imposed against our country and the new additional steps that Brussels and Washington are probably thinking about now will hit the global economy hard,” the spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin said. Sanctions Will Lead to Global Economic Crisis, Says Russian Official Russian President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters on Friday that anti-Russia sanctions will have a detrimental impact on the global economy, with the potential to spark a global economic crisis. “We proceed from the fact that in any case, both the current sanctions that have been imposed against our country and the new additional steps that Brussels and Washington are probably thinking about now will hit the global economy hard,” Putin’s spokesperson was quoted by Tass publication as s...

Last year in July, it was widely reported that the now deceased, enigmatic tech magnate John McAfee’s body was still in a Spanish morgue for a full year after his untimely demise. McAfee’s widow, Janice, has taken to social media to voice her distress over the extended delay in the release of his remains. It is a matter of great frustration to her that, even after an incredible 670 days, she is still unable to grant her beloved husband a proper burial. John McAfee’s Widow Demands Answers on Delay in Releasing His Remains On April 23, 2023, Janice McAfee tweeted about her late husband, John McAfee, insisting that he had been in a morgue for 670 days. In July 2022, Bitcoin.com News reported on McAfee’s remains sitting in the morgue for a year. Janice is still complaining about the issue and asking why there is a holdup. “670 days since John’s ‘suicide,'” Janice tweeted . “670 days and his remains have still not been released. 670 days and his autopsy report has still not been rel...

In the midst of a turbulent week for the crypto market, non-fungible token (NFT) sales have shown resilience, experiencing a surge of 7.74% in weekly sales, totaling $181.82 million. Data also reveals that there has been an increase of 41% in NFT buyers over the course of the week, surpassing the number of buyers recorded in the previous week. Despite Crypto Market Drop, NFT Sales Increase by Nearly 8% Of the total sales this week, the Ethereum ( ETH ) blockchain contributed a significant portion, amounting to $124.7 million, while $22.66 million came from the Solana (SOL) blockchain. While ETH-based NFT sales experienced a slight drop of 1.75%, SOL-based NFT sales swelled by 88.19%, according to cryptoslam.io metrics . The top five chains which recorded the highest NFT sales over the last seven days include ETH , SOL, MATIC, BNB , and Immutable X. Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) emerged as the top-performing NFT collection this week, with sales reaching $16.38 million. BAYC sales ros...

Bitcoin proponents eyeing fiat failures are in no shortage of news on the topic as of late, as multiple officials, economists, authors, and analysts from around the world have been weighing in on “de-dollarization” in a prolific fashion. Author and libertarian Jeffrey Tucker said recently: “The dollar’s just not going to be king,” and Russia’s foreign minister says a flight from the U.S. dollar “is sure to accelerate.” In related news, the historic fall of Italy’s Medici bank could shed some light on movements being witnessed in the global banking sector over 600 years later. Jeffrey Tucker on De-Dollarization: USD Will No Longer Be King, We’re at Turning Point for US Dollar Jeffrey Tucker says we are at the turning point for the U.S. dollar, citing a growing de-dollarization trend. “The dollar’s just not going to be king,” he warned, adding that history will record recent events “as the turning point for the dollar.” Read More De-Dollarization Trend Irreversible, Flight From US...

Officials have revealed that Ukraine intends to implement the crypto market rules approved by the European Parliament. While the government is already moving in that direction, the tax service has issued a clarification regarding the taxation of income resulting from cryptocurrency transactions. Ukraine Set to Incorporate EU Crypto Regulations Into National Law A regional leader in crypto adoption, Ukraine now plans to follow in the footsteps of the global leader in crypto regulation, the European Union. Statements in Kyiv have indicated that Ukrainian authorities are going to incorporate the new EU norms into their country’s legal framework. On Thursday, European lawmakers gave their final approval to the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) package. It is the world’s first comprehensive attempt to regulate the crypto space. It introduces licensing for crypto service providers and mechanisms for investor protection. “This is a truly historic event, I am sure Ukraine will be one of th...