# Russia’s central bank digital currency: Prospects and problems

# Russia’s central bank digital currency: Prospects and problems

“# Russia’s central bank digital currency: Prospects and problems ” Active digitalization of large domestic financial institutions is a noticeable, definitely positive trend. Russia is one of the five world leaders in the speed of transition to cashless payments, and the number of contactless transfers and payments are increasing every year. Such active development requires…

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# Russian central bank opposes ruble-pegged stablecoins

# Russian central bank opposes ruble-pegged stablecoins

“# Russian central bank opposes ruble-pegged stablecoins ” Senior officials at the Bank of Russia have come out against the issuance of private stablecoins pegged to the Russian ruble. Sergei Shvetsov, a first deputy governor of the Russian central bank, said that the bank aims to ban private firms from offering stablecoins backed by the…

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