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Re:A quick breakdown of what SWIFT is and why it matters by randyrand on Friday February 25, 2022 @02:10PM (#30470926)
A Euro/anywhere bank could be a middle man to a russian bank, and hold USD for them.
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Re:A quick breakdown of what SWIFT is and why it matters by lxgr on Friday February 25, 2022 @02:31PM (#30471244)
Yes, but they could not transfer it to many places for them. Non-widely transferrable USD are worth much less than USD on common payment rails.
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