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Bank of Russia to start digital ruble trials in 2022

March 11, 2021 by DIGIT

The Bank of Russia hopes to complete a prototype platform for a digital ruble by the end of 2021. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico

Law Decoded: Bank payments going global with stablecoins and CBDCs, Jan. 15–22

January 22, 2021 by DIGIT

Retail users may have to wait in much of the world, however. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico

Top Russian bank Sberbank plans to launch its stablecoin by spring 2021

January 21, 2021 by DIGIT

Sberbank has applied with the Central Bank of Russia to launch a blockchain platform for its “Sbercoin” stablecoin. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico

Bitcoin bubble will pop sooner or later, says famous Russian BTC critic

January 15, 2021 by DIGIT

Anatoly Aksakov of the Russian State Duma suggested that global jurisdictions should ban Bitcoin as a payment method. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico

Digital ruble could be still vulnerable to fraud, Russian banks warn

January 13, 2021 by DIGIT

The Association of Russian Banks is worried about regulators being unable to track illicit transactions of an offline-enabled digital ruble. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico

Russia’s Central Bank tries to stem the tide of rubles leaving bank accounts

January 4, 2021 by DIGIT

With the declared intent of reducing risk, the moves look to cut new investors off from opportunities to get out of the ruble. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico

Digital Currencies Could Outshine SWIFT System, Says Central Bank of Russia’s Deputy Governor

December 29, 2020 by DIGIT

The first deputy governor of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has been vocal in a recent online meeting, reported by Russia Today (RT), about the topic of digital currencies challenging the SWIFT international payments system and make it redundant. Digital Currencies Could Challenge SWIFT System, Even Replace It According to Olga Skorobogatova, the development … Read more