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The Russian Central Bank will launch the pilot project of real trading in the digital ruble on April 1
On February 17, according to the local news agency Tass, Olga Skorobogatova, the first deputy governor of the Russian Central Bank, said during the financial network security forum that from April 1, 2023, the Russian Bank would launch a pilot project of real transactions in the digital ruble (CBDC) involving 13 banks and many merchants. The transaction involves personal transfer and payment of trade and service enterprises. The 13 banks have passed all the tests, including technical and operational tests. The regulators expect that they will enter the pilot project…
