Trump and support for cryptocurrencies, scandal at the Olympics, Khodorkovsky’s debts: the main topics on July 28

World

• Donald Trump has promised to make the United States the “crypto capital of the world.” According to the presidential candidate, if elected, the United States will become a “bitcoin superpower” and authorities will stop selling its digital assets.

• The Olympic Organizing Committee has formally apologized for the scandalous performance during the opening of the Games. Musk called the parody of the Last Supper a “blatant lack of respect towards Christians.”

• Kazakhstan has extended the ban on wheat imports until the end of 2024. The country’s authorities declare the threat of grain imports under “grey schemes” and their re-export from Russia’s border regions.

Russia

• Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s debts (included in the register of foreign agents) in Russia exceed 17.4 billion rubles. According to the FSSP, eight enforcement proceedings have been opened against the businessman.

• Raising the key interest rate is a stranglehold on the Russian economy, according to State Duma deputy Mikhail Delyagin. He says that such a measure will not help the Central Bank achieve the desired result, but will only accelerate inflation in the country.

Business

• American company C Spire has become the first company to refuse to display advertising at the Paris Olympics. A telecoms service provider has described a parody of The Last Supper during its opening ceremony as “shocking”.

• Ruskhimalliance has filed a lawsuit against the American-British consulting firm Refinitiv. The Russian company is demanding the recovery of 650 thousand rubles for breach of its obligations.

• DNS head Alekseev warned Bakalchuk about the high risk of losing Wildberries, and she could also lose a lot of money. He believes that in a corporate war with Russ she could be left with nothing.

• Disney’s plans to save the Marvel Cinematic Universe have been revealed, with Deadpool and Wolverine in the mix.

• Yandex and Ozon marketplace banks have outperformed their competitors in terms of deposit growth.

Technologies

• The five best compact smartphones of 2024 have been revealed. The list includes devices from the world’s leading brands. Their cost ranges from 48 to 88 thousand, each of them has many advantages, but also disadvantages.

• Sales of the Xiaomi SU7 luxury electric car have started in the Russian Federation. It was presented at the Chinese Motor Show in Moscow. The cost of the new product is about 5 million rubles.

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