
Russia
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17 June, 2023
Russia’s largest commercial bank allows customers access to tokenized assets
Russian banking giant Sberbank’s new offering will commence before the end of June and will cater to the needs of...
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11 June, 2023
Rosbank to allow use of digital currencies in settling cross-border transactions
Russia pushes ahead with using digital currencies amid economic sanctions, with Rosbank devising plans to use them as cross-border transactions...
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6 June, 2023
Georgian banking regulator to tighten AML screws for digital currency firms
Acting Governor of the NBG Archil Mestvirishvili confirmed that the Georgian central bank would float new anti-money laundering (AML) directives...
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3 June, 2023
Russian gov’t shelves plan for national digital currency exchange
The previous national digital currency exchange plans drew criticisms over its infrastructure risks and antitrust issues, as well as privacy...
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30 May, 2023
Russia’s CBDC initiative to target foreign access following proposed amendments
Russia's CBDC pilot program was pushed back to July following the decision of the State Duma Committee to amend the...
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28 May, 2023
Russia’s parliament makes changes to its draft bill on CBDCs
The changes to the CBDC draft bill include debt operation, the Russian central bank’s participation, and the access of the...