Commentary Unless you happen to live under a rock, you are no doubt aware that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has rolled out its own digital currency, the digital yuan. Designed to directly compete with the U.S. dollar, the digital yuan was also designed for another reason—to evade U.S. sanctions, according to experts. Another country that has chosen to take a leaf out of the digital currency playbook is Russia, a close ally of China. Like Beijing, Moscow will likely use this digital avenue to inflict further misery on the world and circumvent U.S. sanctions. To understand Russia’s plans, we must first discuss cryptocurrencies. Of course, one cannot discuss cryptocurrencies without discussing bitcoin, the king of cryptocurrencies. Contrary to popular belief, bitcoin is amoral. Like a rolling pin, bitcoin can be used as a tool for good as well as bad. In Eastern Europe, for example, the people of Ukraine continue to benefit greatly from bitcoin donations. …