Digital Ruble


Policy

Russian Central Bank Targets July 2025 for Widespread Digital Ruble Use

The central bank wants to promote the widespread use of the digital ruble.

Russian flag (Egor Filin/ Unsplash)

Policy

Vladimir Putin's Signature Brings Digital Ruble Into Russia's Tax Code

The tax code now contains a definition of "digital ruble account" and has rules for the taxation of transactions with digital rubles.

16:9 Crop: Russian President Vladimir Putin. (DimitroSevastopol/Pixabay)

Policy

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.

Russian flag (Egor Filin/ Unsplash)

Policy

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.

El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin. (DimitroSevastopol/Pixabay)

Policy

Putin Signs Digital Ruble Law Making a CBDC Possible in Russia

The new law describes a legal framework for a central bank digital token

El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin. (DimitroSevastopol/Pixabay)

Finance

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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Finance

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

Videos

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.

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Policy

Bank of Russia Picks Banks to Pilot Digital Ruble

The regulator expects the prototype of the CBDC in December and piloting it in 2022.

The Bank of Russia

Policy

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.

The Bank of Russia

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