Russia’s largest bank Sber offers up Bitcoin-linked bonds

Russia’s largest bank Sber offers up Bitcoin-linked bonds

Russia’s largest commercial bank, Sber, launched a Bitcoin-linked bond product that’s now trading on OTC markets and may soon be listed on the country’s top stock exchange. Russia’s largest commercial bank, Sber has launched a Bitcoin-linked bond product that tracks the cryptocurrency’s change in price and the dollar-to-ruble exchange rate. The product is already available…

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# Russia’s Gazprombank recommends slow CBDC rollout fearing loss of income

# Russia’s Gazprombank recommends slow CBDC rollout fearing loss of income

” Russia’s Gazprombank recommends slow CBDC rollout fearing loss of income “ Gazprombank, a subsidiary of the leading Russian government-owned gas company, Gazprom, publicly proposed giving banks more time before implementing the digital ruble. The country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) project has been accelerating due to global financial sanctions amid geopolitical tensions.  As reported by local…

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# Russia intends to launch a ‘national crypto exchange’

# Russia intends to launch a ‘national crypto exchange’

” Russia intends to launch a ‘national crypto exchange’ “ Russian lawmakers are working on amendments to launch a national crypto exchange. This effort is reportedly supported both by the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Russia which have a long history of disagreement over crypto regulation in the country.  As local media reported on…

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# Russia unlikely to choose Bitcoin for cross-border crypto payments: Analysis

# Russia unlikely to choose Bitcoin for cross-border crypto payments: Analysis

” Russia unlikely to choose Bitcoin for cross-border crypto payments: Analysis “ Despite Russia pushing the idea of using cryptocurrencies for cross-border payments, it still remains unclear what digital asset exactly the government plans to adopt for such transactions. Russian authorities are quite unlikely to approve the use of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) for cross-border…

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