Russian Central Bank Readies ‘Real-world’ CBDC Pilot – Digital Ruble Launch Imminent?
The Russian Central Bank could begin “real-world” tests on the digital ruble next month after parliament approved a key piece of CBDC legislation. Per Interfax, the State Duma voted in favor of adopting the bill at a thi...
Per Interfax, the State Duma voted in favor of adopting the bill at a third reading this week.
This means the main clauses of the bill are set to pass into national law on August 1, 2023.
At the end of March, the Central Bank announced that it was ready to conduct a pilot with “real” digital ruble tokens....
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