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Russia Ramping Efforts To Build Digital Ruble Roadmap for Early Launch

Olga informed that the deadline had been pushed to an earlier date than originally scheduled. The deputy governor added that 12 banks are now participating in the initiative. As of the end of next year, Russia’s central bank is increasing its efforts to build a digital ruble roadmap. Deputy Chairman

June 26, 2022 1 min read

Russia Creates SWIFT Payment Alternative Integrating Blockchain Technology

Various technological companies have formed a cult called the Rostec Group. Russia will be able to undertake international transactions and pay for goods in Rubles. Russia’s government agency has created its own international payment blockchain network to replace the Swift system. Various technological companies have formed a cult called the

June 20, 2022 2 mins read

Russia to Employ Cryptocurrencies For International Payments

The Russian Central Bank is ready to accept international crypto payments. CBR tightens crypto trading and mining inside the country. The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) is now ready to accept Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for international payments. On Thursday, in St. Petersburg Economic Forum, Elvira Nabiullina, head of the

June 18, 2022 2 mins read

Gazprom Neft Will Supply Energy to Bitcoin Mining Farms in Russia

After Russia’s invasion on Ukraine, when both the countries are settling slowly, all the restricted crypto services in Russia are heading up. As with the speed of losing the crypto users in the country, the Russian government is slowly starting to do favor for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency units.  Recently,

June 18, 2022 2 mins read

Russia’s Banking Giant ‘Sber’ To Execute First Digital Currency Deal Next Month

By mid-July, the bank plans to undertake its first DFA transaction. The VTB board member said they would establish a new platform to acquire digital rubles. Russian banking heavyweight Sber is gearing up to close its first digital currency transaction employing the bank’s unique platform for virtual assets. By mid-July,

June 15, 2022 2 mins read

Russian State-owned Firm ‘Rostec’ Creates Blockchain-based SWIFT Alternative

The Novosibirsk Institute of Program Systems created CELLS. As a starting point, the system will be able to handle up to 100,000 transactions per second. Rostec, a Russian state-owned company, has developed a blockchain-based platform to let Russia and its partners conduct international settlements and store digital money. In the

June 5, 2022 2 mins read

Russia’s Invasion is Litmus Test for Cryptocurrency Exchanges.

Cryptocurrency is a value reservoir, unaffected by fiat and government policy instruction. Russia’s central bank accepts crypto payments. To defend against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, many corporations have withdrawn from the country and all western countries banned financial services to Russia but still, top crypto exchanges are supporting financial services

June 4, 2022 2 mins read

Central Bank of Russia Welcomes Crypto Payment

A green flag may be given to crypto payments for international trading. The first deputy of CBR thinks ‘usage within the country involves a high-risk factor’. Ksenia Yudaeva, First Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Russia, made a statement in a press conference saying that Russia is not opposing

June 1, 2022 2 mins read

Bank of Russia Speeds Up Ruble’s Digital Counterpart Launch

Russian central bank had initially planned to begin the digital ruble pilot. Digital ruble wallets were established using mobile applications. Moscow has been persuaded by sanctions imposed over its invasion of Ukraine to speed up the construction of the ruble’s digital counterpart, Forbes reported in Russian, citing CBR First Deputy

May 30, 2022 2 mins read

Russia’s Deputy Minister of Industry & Trade Calls For Regulation on Mining

Shpak believes in bringing the sector into the open and making it accountable. Russia’s parliament was presented with a measure to accomplish legitimizing in late April. Russia’s Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Vasily Shpak, said that the actions of miners extracting digital currency account for more than 2% of

May 29, 2022 1 min read