Latest News and Articles about Central Bank Russia

Russia Proposes Legal Crypto Exchanges, Clashing with Central Bank’s Anti-DeFi Stance

22 August 2025 Daily Feed Central Bank Russia, Digital Ruble, Russian Crypto Exchanges, State Duma

Russian Lawmakers Propose Legal Crypto Exchanges Amid Regulatory Standoff Russian State Duma deputies have dropped a bombshell proposal to legalize cryptocurrency exchanges with physical offices, directly confronting the Central Bank of Russia’s ironclad resistance to decentralized finance. With ordinary Russians hodling over $25 billion in digital assets yet locked out of legal markets, this push […]

Digital Ruble Fraud Surges in Russia Ahead of Pension Payments Rollout

4 August 2025 Daily Feed CBDC Fraud, Central Bank Russia, Digital Ruble, Rostov Oblast

CBDC Fraud Spikes in Russia as Digital Ruble Pension Payments Approach Russia’s race toward a digital financial future with its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), the digital ruble, is stumbling out of the gate as fraudsters exploit public confusion. With Moscow gearing up to disburse pensions and social benefits in this new currency starting October […]