[alloysteel]

Are rubles even real money? Right now it is being treated as something rather like a cryptocurrency, and may turn out to even more volatile.

[Ellendra]

One of the cryptocurrency exchanges I use allows liquidity farming. I’ve been noticing a lot of ___-RUR pairs opening up lately. A month ago there were none.

[topher]

The people of Russia are forced to use the Ruble.

Putin decreed that anyone wanting to buy Russian oil or gas, they would have to deposit Rubles in a Russian State Bank.

Just as some European countries require the Euro, Russia uses the Ruble inside Russia for the average Russian to use to buy bread, etc.

[topher]

Putin has forced people to buy Rubles to pay for Russian Natural Gas. Here is the article:

Putin Signs Decree Creating Ruble Payment System For Russian Gas To Bolster Currency