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ForkLog 16 28.07.2021

Poll: 41% of Russians firmly oppose being paid in digital rubles

Only 11% of Russians are willing to receive salaries in digital rubles, 41% are firmly opposed, and 48% of respondents found it difficult to answer. HeadHunter's results show.

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ForkLog 11 30.06.2021

Bank of Russia Names 12 Banks to Be First to Test the Digital Ruble

The Bank of Russia has formed the first pilot group to test the digital ruble, comprising 12 banks.

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ForkLog 12 15.06.2021

Bank of Russia opposes use of ‘unclear’ Bitcoin

The head of the Bank of Russia, Elvira Nabiullina, again signalled the regulator's scepticism toward digital currencies.

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ForkLog 7 03.06.2021

Bank of Russia: the digital ruble will replace ‘dirty’ cash

In 20-30 years cash will become marginal and will be replaced by the digital ruble. This was stated at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum by the Bank of Russia's First Deputy Chairman Sergey Shvetsov.

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ForkLog 10 02.06.2021

Nabiullina: Digital currencies are the future of the financial system

As the economy moves online, central-bank digital currencies will be the future of financial systems, said Elvira Nabiullina, head of the Bank of Russia.

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ForkLog 10 24.05.2021

Nabiullina highlights advantages of the digital ruble

The Bank of Russia sees demand for the digital ruble, said Central Bank head Elvira Nabiullina. Banks VTB, Russian Standard, and Promsvyazbank are ready to test the new asset.

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ForkLog 9 19.05.2021

Bank of Russia to develop prototype of digital ruble by year-end

The Bank of Russia intends to create a prototype of its own digital currency by the end of 2021. This was announced by First Deputy Governor Olga Skorobogatova.

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ForkLog 20 11.05.2021

Poll: 38% of Russian investors view the digital ruble rollout negatively

Many Russian investors believe that the digital ruble will be inconvenient for the population and that fraud will increase with its introduction.

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ForkLog 7 09.04.2021

Survey finds half of Russians prepared to use the digital ruble, 22% firmly opposed

Half of Russia's residents are prepared to use the central bank's digital ruble, with 22% firmly opposed. The data come from a survey by the Centre for Research on Financial Technologies and the Digital Economy at SKOLKOVO-RESH.

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ForkLog 15 08.04.2021

Bank of Russia to make transfers of digital rubles between individuals free

Transfers of digital rubles between individuals in Russia are planned to be free, while a fee may be charged for payments for goods using them, similar to the current regime in the Faster Payments System (SBP). This was announced by Olga Skorobogatova, First Deputy Governor of the Bank of Russia, at a press conference.

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ForkLog 11 01.04.2021

Bank of Russia proposes banning the use of stablecoins as a means of payment

The Bank of Russia is considering restricting the use of stablecoins in settlements on Russian territory, in line with cryptocurrencies, according to Ivan Zimin, director of the Bank of Russia's Department of Financial Technologies.

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ForkLog 5 29.03.2021

Aksakov: the digital ruble is the ultimate form of money

At the end of 2021, Russia will begin testing the digital ruble, and in two to three years the electronic currency will be firmly integrated into payments, said Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma committee on the financial market.

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