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Russia pushing pensioners to ‘digital ruble trap,’ economist says
Alexander Razuvaev says that while it’s being framed as optional, the digital ruble will become mandatory for all pension payments,...
Bank of Russia extends digital ruble pilot completion to 2025
The Bank of Russia's digital ruble experiments will not launch before 2025 as the central bank continues to test a...
Russian lawmakers mull wholesale CBDC amid retail pilot launch
For Russian financial institutions to circumvent Western-backed economic sanctions since its invasion of Ukraine, Russian deputies are pushing for wholesale...
North Korean hackers funneling stolen tokens through Russian exchanges
North Korea shows no sign of slowing its ‘crypto’ hacking operations and is increasing its use of Russian digital asset...
Russia hints at programmable CBDC, adding tighter controls
Russia CBDC with programmability features and additional strict protocols may possibly happen as per the State Duma Committee on Financial...
Atomic Wallet investors in Russia files for lawsuit over $100M hack: report
The group of investors from Russia who lost $12 million are suing Atomic Wallet for failing to inform them or...