Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Banks taking part in the digital ruble pilot will begin testing transactions with actual clients in mid-August, according to a top executive of one of the financial institutions. The trials are set to start weeks after Russia adopted dedicated legisl...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
In a recent article, Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, outlined his thoughts about the emergence of a new multipolar world order. Putin explained this new configuration will allow different regions, including Africa, the Middle Eas...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill on the introduction of the digital ruble in the Russian Federation. The new legislation, which legalizes and regulates the use of Bank of Russia’s digital currency for payments and other transaction...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
After the Russian currency touched a year low versus the greenback of nearly 92 units for every dollar, economist Robin Brooks said the ruble has stabilized and may eventually be lifted by rising oil prices. The Institute of International Finance Eco...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 1 year ago
The digital ruble bill was passed by the lower and upper parliaments before the president signed it into law.
Russia is following in the footsteps of its neighbour, China, which is way ahead with its digital Yuan project.
The use of the digital rubl...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 year ago
Russian citizens will not be forced to use the digital ruble, and use of the CBDC will be a voluntary choice for people to make, the governor of the Bank of Russia said....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Moscow expects the number of leaders participating in the 2024 BRICS summit to be greater than five, according to a high-ranking Russian diplomat. The statement comes as the five-member organization prepares to discuss its enlargement at its meeting...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) is already discussing the integration of its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital ruble, with other countries’ payment systems. Elvira Nabiullina, Governor of the CBR, declared the bank was explorin...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The new form of Russia’s fiat, the digital ruble, will make spending more efficient for both government and family budgets, according to a high-ranking lawmaker. Anatoly Aksakov, who was involved in the recent adoption of the new digital ruble legisl...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 year ago
2025–2027 might still seem far away, but the Central Bank of Russia is preparing its CBDC for mass adoption by then. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation’s (CBR...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
As the international economic landscape continues to change, Russia finds itself at a critical crossroads. The country is moving forward with plans to introduce a digital ruble, aligning itself with an increasing number of nations exploring digital c...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) has explained that President Joe Biden is “preparing for a ground war with Russia” by signing an executive order to mobilize reserve forces to augment Operation Atlantic Resolve....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Russia is discussing using national currencies in trade settlements with 10 Southeast Asian countries, members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has revealed. The move comes as more and more...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The State Duma, the lower house of the Russian Federal Assembly, discussed and passed the Digital Ruble law in its second and third discussion on July 11. The law will allow the Central Bank of Russia, as the sole regulator of the proposed digital cu...
Cryptocoins News / CoinJournal - 1 year ago
The bill will now move to the upper chamber of the Russian Federal Assembly.
If passed the bill will be signed by the president into law.
The Bank of Russia (BoR) will become the principal operator of the digital ruble infrastructure.
The digital r...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Russia’s second-largest bank’s chairman says by imposing sanctions on Russia, the West has “demolished the global trade system and caused an inflation surge.” Pointing to the U.S. banking crisis as an example, he stressed: “This is virtually the larg...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 1 year ago
The State Duma, the lower chamber of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, passed the digital ruble bill also known as Russia’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) in its third reading on July 11, 2023.
This move brings the digital r...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 year ago
The legislation will now move to the upper chamber of the Russian Federal Assembly and, if passed, to the president’s desk. Russia’s central bank digital currency (CBD...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
The governor of Russia’s central bank says the creation of a common BRICS currency “requires the consent of many parties.” While emphasizing that the proposed BRICS currency “deserves attention,” the Russian central bank chief cauti...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Olga Skorobogatova, first deputy chairman of the Central Bank of Russia, indicated that the launch of the digital ruble, the Russian central bank digital currency (CBDC), could happen in 2025. The pilot test for the CBDC will be organized later this...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 year ago
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has warned of increased “risks of a new global economic and financial crisis against the backdrop of an uncontrolled debt accumulation by developed countries.” He added that Russia is “being subjected to a hybrid war...