The BRICS digital payment system advances

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Date: August 4, 2024

October 17 update:
BRICS Pay officially unveils a new demo, according to its official website.
Users can test it at the BRICS Business Forum in Moscow, linking a one-time QR code card in the app and receive 500 rubles for purchases at BRICS Pay-labeled stores.
October 12 update:
Russia has proposed a new cross-border payment system at a BRICS meeting in Moscow.
The plan includes using local currencies, direct links between central banks, and distributed ledger technology (DLT) for faster, more secure settlements.
It also suggests creating trade centers for key commodities like oil and gold.
This comes ahead of the BRICS summit in Kazan, scheduled for October 22-24.
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Russia is advancing its plans for a BRICS digital payment system, according to Valentina Matviyenko, the Federation Council Speaker.
In response to sanctions and being cut off from SWIFT, the Bank of Russia has developed its own payment system, which has already seen participation from several countries.
Matviyenko announced that progress on the BRICS digital payment platform is ongoing.
"The creation of the independent financial payment platform BRICS Bridge, a standalone mutual payment system on a firm joint platform, is now being discussed within BRICS.
I have spoken both with the Central Bank and the Finance Ministry, things are moving along nicely," she said in a press conference.

Mutual payment systems recognition for Russia and India

Indian banks may start accepting Mir payment cards.
Russia and India are planning to recognize each other's payment systems.
The issue of mutual recognition of RuPay and Mir was discussed during the recent visit of India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval to Moscow.
Among other things, the possibility of active use of national currencies in bilateral trade was also considered.
Source: tvbrics.com

Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto conjunction in Capricorn 2020

The last time Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto were conjunct in Capricorn was in 1894 BCE.
King of Babylon Hammurabi codified a series of simple rules and regulations inspired by Samash the Sun god, by adopting previously existing edicts into new socio-economic realities.
These regulations inspired by divinity were etched in stone, and have influenced all modern law to this day.
It happens again in 2020. This is The big event!
Are we prepared to rewrite the laws of our society to better suit our ever-changing socio-economic and political realities? We better be. because I don't think we have a choice.
Source:reddit.com

Argentina abolishes income tax

Argentina's government, ahead of a critical October 22nd election, has surprised many by announcing a tax exemption for millions of citizens, sparing them from income tax payments.
This move, amidst rampant inflation, directly contradicts Argentina's IMF deal, causing controversy.
It's seen as a political strategy to win favor in the election, but critics worry about its impact on fiscal responsibility and economic stability.
This decision underscores the intricate relationship between economic policy and politics in Argentina and raises questions about the nation's global financial reputation.

Craft using an inertial mass reduction device Patent US10144532B2

Craft using an inertial mass reduction device comprises of an inner resonant cavity wall, an outer resonant cavity, and microwave emitters.
The electrically charged outer resonant cavity wall and the electrically insulated inner resonant cavity wall form a resonant cavity. The microwave emitters create high frequency electromagnetic waves throughout the resonant cavity causing the resonant cavity to vibrate in an accelerated mode and create a local polarized vacuum outside the outer resonant cavity wall.
Sources:patents.google.com

US Space Force the Guardians of QFS?

The new name for military space professionals, announced on Friday by Vice President Mike Pence, may appear to be a play on the Marvel superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy. But Space Force officials said it was a callback to a 1983 motto.
Vice President Mike Pence announces that uniformed members of the U.S. Space Force will be called Guardians. There you have it: Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Guardians.
What is the enemy right there in the space? We have not been attacked by aliens. Maybe QFS satellites need more protection.
Sources: twitter.com, www.defenseone.com