Could be out of Pakistan.
“Stupid Squirrel!”
Russia, Russia, Russia ...
There is at least a 50% chance this is the next stage in the currency makeover of the west’s financial system the banks have been longing to happen for decades.
When I was in college - a LONG time ago - a student conference I attended had a representative from the IMF speak to us about the future money system where there would be no paper money, but every country would be given “credits.” The IMF would see that everything was stable and equalized between countries. This took place before the internet existed, let alone digital currency.
Even then, I knew that “stable” and “equal” were code words for a philosophy of government that wasn’t native to the USA.