Digital ruble to be piloted by commercial banks
If the digital ruble project is approved, the Bank of Russia will conduct an experiment on its use by a limited group of users. Izvestiya reports.
Digital ruble to be piloted by commercial banks
If the digital ruble project is approved, the Bank of Russia will conduct an experiment on its use by a limited group of users. Izvestiya reports.
Accessibility and traceability: how the Bank of Russia sees the digital ruble
For a long time, discussions about the digital ruble were the subject of speculation by a handful of officials. However, on the eve of its publication, the Bank of Russia released its first report outlining its position on issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Russia. ForkLog has examined the report's contents.
Bank of Russia weighs possibility of creating a digital ruble
The Bank of Russia has weighed the possibility of creating a digital ruble. The regulator published a report examining the viability of its issuance and plans to gather feedback on the matter by year-end.
In the Far North, a scammer ‘traded’ Bitcoin worth half a million rubles
A 50-year-old Nadym resident became the victim of a scammer who promised to sell her cryptocurrency, regional police report.
Handelsblatt links former Wirecard top executive to Russian RFI Bank
The former chief operating officer of the collapsed German fintech group Wirecard, Jan Marsalek, has close ties to Russian financial circles, according to Handelsblatt citing its own sources.
Irkutsk drug dealer charged with laundering half a million rubles via Bitcoin
Authorities in Irkutsk have charged a local resident, previously detained on suspicion of illegal drug trafficking, with laundering funds through cryptocurrency. The press service of the Russian Interior Ministry for the Irkutsk region reports this.
Cherepovets police shut down illegal casinos posing as bitcoin exchanges
Two natives of Yaroslavl, who organized in Cherepovets a network of gambling establishments disguised as venues for trading cryptocurrency, have been detained by law enforcement. The Investigative Committee of the Vologda region reports.
Russia breaks into the top five for cashless payments
During the pandemic, Russians actively moved away from cash toward cashless payments. Russia ranked fourth in the global ranking compiled by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for the rate of cashless adoption.
Voronezh woman loses 1.1 million rubles in crypto-investment scam
Voronezh investigators have opened a criminal case into fraud after a local resident reported being harmed during an attempt to invest in cryptocurrencies. The information was posted on the Voronezh region's Interior Ministry website.
BNY Mellon Accused of Involvement in OneCoin Cryptocurrency Pyramid
The Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon) has become one of the defendants in a class-action suit by investors against the organizers of the OneCoin cryptocurrency pyramid, in which $4 billion disappeared.We use cookies to improve the quality of our service.
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