Digital Ruble

Russia (Egor Filin/ Unsplash)
Russian Lawmaker Predicts That Digital Ruble Will Displace Banks
Soon it will be possible to get a loan in the digital ruble and decisions will be made by a robot, Anatoly Aksakov, the head of the State Duma Banking Committee, said, expressing his opinion in a meeting.
Russia (Egor Filin/ Unsplash)

Vladimir Putin. (DimitroSevastopol/Pixabay)
Russia to Test Digital Ruble With Banks, Clients
The country's central bank will begin real-world tests of the digital currency with 13 banks and limited clients on Aug. 15.
Vladimir Putin. (DimitroSevastopol/Pixabay)

Russian President Vladimir Putin. (DimitroSevastopol/Pixabay)
Putin Signs Digital Ruble Law Making a CBDC Possible in Russia
The new law describes a legal framework for a central bank digital token
Russian President Vladimir Putin. (DimitroSevastopol/Pixabay)

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Bank of Russia to Pilot CBDC in April
Digital ruble payments will be launched for retail purchases and peer-to-peer transactions, a central bank official said.
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Elvira Nabiullina, Bank of Russia chief
Bank of Russia Sees Digital Ruble as a Key Project
The Russian central bank’s deputy chairwoman sees no obstacles to the launch of a CBDC.
Elvira Nabiullina, Bank of Russia chief

Russia and China Moving Their CBDC Projects Forward
Russia and China Moving Their CBDC Projects Forward
Central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiatives around the world are ramping up. The Bank of Russia has reportedly named 12 banks to develop a prototype of the digital ruble by December. Meanwhile, the CBDC trials have reached Beijing’s subways as passengers can now use the digital yuan to pay their fares.
Russia and China Moving Their CBDC Projects Forward

Digital ruble CBDC
Bank of Russia Picks Banks to Pilot Digital Ruble
The regulator expects the prototype of the CBDC in December and piloting it in 2022.
Digital ruble CBDC

Digital ruble CBDC
Bank of Russia Plans Prototype for Its Digital Ruble Design in December
The digital ruble will live in a hybrid technological platform combining distributed ledger technology and centralized control by the central bank.
Digital ruble CBDC

Bank of Russia
Bank of Russia Eyes Digital Ruble Prototype in Late 2021: Report
Russia's central bank told CoinDesk that over 80% of feedback on the digital ruble was supportive of the project.
Bank of Russia

Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the Bank of Russia.
Russia's Digital Ruble Model to Get Bank-Friendly Redesign
Banks had feared being drained of liquidity under the original concept for the digital currency.
Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the Bank of Russia.