On the 6th, the Central Bank of Russia announced that since the introduction of the Digital Ruble on September 1, more than 220,000 accounts have been opened by Russian citizens, as reported by Reuters on the same day. This figure significantly exceeds the initial expectations set by the central bank.
Major Russian banks began the full-scale rollout of the Digital Ruble, a CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency), on September 1. Accounts can be opened through the apps of participating banks in the project...