According to the Bloomberg Terminal, the head of the Russian Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, has stated that digital ruble trials will begin in 2022.
Source: u.today
Previously, the country’s central bank voiced its plans to start testing a CBDC, back in April, naming the same year: 2022.
Now, this has been confirmed.
Russia is keeping up with the Joneses, joining other countries that have been or are planning to start working on their central bank digital currencies: China (already testing the digital RMB), Switzerland, France, the U.K., Japan and more.
Earlier, U.Today reported that the Central Bank of South Korea is developing its own platform for launching a digital won.
The U.S. Fed is also looking into the possibility of launching the digital dollar.
Also, the Russian government considers allowing Bitcoin to be used as a contractual means of exchange.
