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Russia Developing Payment Gateways With Partners Like Turkey, Mulling Crypto Settlements

April 19, 2023
Bank of Russia is building a system of gateways with foreign payment networks and is now working with Turkey in this field. Russia’s monetary authority would also allow the experimental use of cryptocurrencies in foreign economic activities, its head was quoted as saying. Russia’s Central Bank ‘Actively Working’ With Turkey on New Payment Gateways The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) is…
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Post-Shapella Hard Fork: Ethereum Deposits Exceed Withdrawals, Wait Time Climbs, ETH Transfer Fees Jump

April 19, 2023
It has been a week since Ethereum’s Shapella hard fork, and statistics indicate that ethereum deposits on April 18 have exceeded withdrawals for the first time since the upgrade. At present, 929,999 ether worth $1.94 billion is pending withdrawal, and over the past three days, 112,568 ether has been added to liquid staking protocols. Just Under a Million Ether Worth Close to $2B Waits to Be…
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Northrop Grumman passes key review for transport satellites

April 19, 2023
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Northrop Grumman’s design for the Space Development Agency’s next batch of communication satellites passed a critical review in March, the company said in a statement April 18. Northrop is on contract to build 42 satellites for SDA’s Tranche…
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Navy long-range plan shows minimal growth in many warship programs

April 19, 2023
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy’s fleet would never reach the statutorily required 355 ships under two of the three scenarios outlined in the service’s latest long-range shipbuilding plan. The plan, submitted to lawmakers Monday and provided to Defense News Tuesday, also details a third scenario, which the Navy describes as one the “industrial base could support with significant additional…
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China reveals new details of Raytheon, Lockheed sanctions

April 19, 2023
TAIPEI, Taiwan — China revealed new details of sanctions it previously announced against two U.S. weapons manufacturers Tuesday, including a ban on Chinese companies doing business with them. China imposed trade and investment sanctions in February on Lockheed Martin and…
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Romania selects F-35 to upgrade air force fleet

April 19, 2023
WARSAW, Poland — The Romanian authorities have approved a plan to acquire F-35 Lightning II fighter jets for the country’s air force. The latest move indicates Romania could become the third Eastern European ally, after Poland and the Czech Republic, to operate the fifth-generation aircraft. The decision was taken by the Romanian Supreme Council on National Defense (CSAT), a state body chaired…
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