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![gladstein Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::19721574.png) Alex Gladstein 🌋 ⚡ [@gladstein](/creator/twitter/gladstein) on x 254.4K followers
Created: 2025-07-18 22:19:05 UTC

So Putin is mandating banks and retailers to accept a CBDC -- not Bitcoin

But I thought Elizabeth Warren said dictators liked Bitcoin?

Why wouldn't they want their people using Bitcoin?

Why would they want to use a CBDC instead?

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