Bank of Russia News

Russia’s digital ruble will not have the same level of anonymity as cash, says official.

Talk of CBDCs and Facebook's Libra headlined this week's policy news, as international organizations weigh in on both.

The first pilots of Russia’s digital currency are expected to launch in H1 2021.

Russia’s central bank wants to limit the amount of cryptos and digital rights acquired by non-professional investors.

Russia’s central bank says that the digital ruble can be an “additional form of money alongside cash and non-cash.”

Russia’s new bill brings it in line with U.K. legislators, though there is a distinction between the approach of the FCA and the State Duma.

Major South Korean bank KB Kookmin Bank is planning to integrate blockchain technology into its internal processes.

Is Russia going to legitimize cryptocurrencies?

Bank of Russia has introduced Masterchain, an Ethereum-based Blockchain prototype. As stated in the official report, the Masterchain platform was created to serve interests of the financial market actors and is being tested.

Weekly roundup by Cointelegraph