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News Date: April 28, 2023

Zimbabwe will start issuing digital currency next month that is backed by gold.
On May 8, the public will be able to purchase a digital currency backed by gold from Zimbabwe's central bank.
Additionally, RBZ introduced smaller gold coins in weights of tenths of an ounce, quarters of an ounce, and half of an ounce.
The smallest coin weighs just over 3.11 grams and costs US$188.48 or its equivalent in local currency at the interbank rate.

Crop circles are models for generating free energy

One Italian inventor, Umberto Baudo, believes crop circles may be meant to impart secrets of new technology and free energy to humanity.
Source:ancient-code.com

China testing digital yuan in four cities

The app is available for download in four cities selected for the initial trial: Shenzhen, Chengdu, Suzhou and Xiongan. She highlights the inclusion of Xiongan, a new metropolis located on the outskirts of Beijing
Source:coindesk.com

Russia, Iran to develop alternative to SWIFT

Russia and Iran have been cooperating to connect their interbank messaging systems in order to bypass the SWIFT financial transactions network, Kazem Jalali, Ambassador of Iran to Russia, said on Thursday.
SWIFT is a messaging network that financial institutions use to securely transmit information and instructions through a standardized system of codes.
Both countries are facing severe Western sanctions, making settlements in trade through SWIFT difficult or impossible.
Source: www.siasat.com

HSBC Launched Gold Tokens in Hong Kong

HSBC has introduced a novel opportunity for retail investors in Hong Kong by launching a gold investment option in the form of digital tokens.
Through its online banking service and app, customers can now purchase real gold using these tokens.
This initiative marks the first instance of HSBC utilizing its private distributed ledger for everyday investors, powered by its digital assets platform, Orion.
The platform enables the issuance and storage of digital assets such as bonds. The HSBC Gold Token, created through this platform, represents physical gold bars and can be traded through the bank's single-dealer platform, paving the way for retail products driven by the Orion platform.

Russia to continue Mir bankcard expansion

Mir is a payment and money transfer system operated by the Russian National Payment Card System.
The Russian Mir payments system is expanding to other countries in 2022.
Russia's central bank on Friday pledged to keep expanding the number of countries that accept its Mir bank cards.
Source: reuters.com