Bitcoin

In the context of declining Russian energy revenues (-22% YoY) and the ruble's 30% devaluation since 2022, Putin's KGB background explains his preference for opaque, decentralized systems like crypto to maintain economic sovereignty. This aligns with Russia's recent 15% quarterly increase in crypto OTC volumes—a trend mainstream media mislabels as 'sanctions evasion' but is actually strategic de-dollarization.

Vladimir Putin transitioned from being a KGB agent to a wartime ruler through repeated image reinvention.