A huge story popped up in my feed in the early hours of the weekend: the Russian central bank officially announced that, starting November 17, retail investors can formally trade BTC, ETH, and USDT.
A tough guy kicked out of SWIFT just set up his own table, with official approval for retail investors to buy crypto. After three years of sanctions, they finally realized that blocking things is worse than letting them flow. This is basically, “If you won’t let me play, I’ll open my own casino.”
What’s interesting is what happened elsewhere that same week: Binance told users in some European countries to close their accounts by the end of the year, and will charge management fees on coins they don’t withdraw. One side is opening the gates at a national level, while the other is tightening its compliance gates—a real contrast between hot and cold.
Things are even livelier at sea. CENTCOM confirmed opening fire in the Gulf of Oman, disabling a cargo ship that tried to force its way through the blockade toward an Iranian port—the blockade has escalated from stopping ships to shooting them outright. The Strait of Hormuz has also seen mines detonating and fires breaking out every few days this week. The Revolutionary Guard says ships have been switching off their navigation systems and forcing their way into restricted zones; there have already been seven incidents in just the first week of November.
Most importantly, November 9 is the night of the new moon, widely considered a window for airstrikes. Thin weekend liquidity plus a geopolitical time bomb—keep your hands off the controls; your position matters more than your opinion.
On one side, institutional money is lining up to enter; on the other, shells are drifting through the strait. In the short term, watch the bombs; in the long term, more and more gates are opening.
$BTC $ETH $USDT
NFA DYOR
#比特币 #俄罗斯 #中东局势 #以太坊 #Cryptocurrency
A tough guy kicked out of SWIFT just set up his own table, with official approval for retail investors to buy crypto. After three years of sanctions, they finally realized that blocking things is worse than letting them flow. This is basically, “If you won’t let me play, I’ll open my own casino.”
What’s interesting is what happened elsewhere that same week: Binance told users in some European countries to close their accounts by the end of the year, and will charge management fees on coins they don’t withdraw. One side is opening the gates at a national level, while the other is tightening its compliance gates—a real contrast between hot and cold.
Things are even livelier at sea. CENTCOM confirmed opening fire in the Gulf of Oman, disabling a cargo ship that tried to force its way through the blockade toward an Iranian port—the blockade has escalated from stopping ships to shooting them outright. The Strait of Hormuz has also seen mines detonating and fires breaking out every few days this week. The Revolutionary Guard says ships have been switching off their navigation systems and forcing their way into restricted zones; there have already been seven incidents in just the first week of November.
Most importantly, November 9 is the night of the new moon, widely considered a window for airstrikes. Thin weekend liquidity plus a geopolitical time bomb—keep your hands off the controls; your position matters more than your opinion.
On one side, institutional money is lining up to enter; on the other, shells are drifting through the strait. In the short term, watch the bombs; in the long term, more and more gates are opening.
$BTC $ETH $USDT
NFA DYOR
#比特币 #俄罗斯 #中东局势 #以太坊 #Cryptocurrency