An adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Monday that the United States is strategically deploying crypto and gold markets to devalue its ballooning national debt, now at $37.43 trillion. Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Anton Kobyakov said the US is “rewriting the rules” of both sectors to restore confidence in its financial system. “Remember the size of their debt — $35 trillion. These two sectors are essentially alternatives to the traditional global currency system,” Kobyakov said, according to RussiaDirect. He compared the current strategy to US actions in the 1930s and 1970s, ... (full story)