Tagged: olga skorobogatova

Bank of Russia Launches Digital Ruble Testing, Completes First Transfers between Individuals

September 17, 2022 @ 10:41 pm By Omar Faridi |

The Bank of Russia and market participants “launched the testing of the digital ruble platform and successfully completed the first digital ruble transfers between individuals.” The creation of a prototype of the digital ruble platform was “finished in December 2021.” Twelve banks announced their readiness… Read More

Head of Large Russian Bank Likens Cryptomining to Counterfeiting, Warns: “There is No Mechanism for Regulating the Cryptocurrency Market”

February 7, 2019 @ 4:39 am By Cali Haan |

The head of Russia’s VTB bank, Andrei Kostin, has reportedly compared cryptocurrency mining with counterfeiting and believes crypto markets cannot currently be regulated, Russian national news agency TASS reports. Kostin made the comments while speaking at an educational event called “The I Am Professional” Olympiad…. Read More

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