Who will need a digital ruble
In a few years, in addition to paper rubles and non-cash payments in Russia, there may bea third form of national currency will appear – the digital ruble.
The Bank of Russia is serious: the regulator planned to begin testing a prototype of the digital ruble in the first quarter of 2022, selecting 12 banks for the first pilot group.
The digital ruble is the next stage in the development of cashless payments.
https://www.vedomosti.ru/finance/articles/2021/12/07/899277-tsifrovoi-rubl
Read this:
Markets news | We treat cryptocurrencies as private currencies extremely negatively, but the digital ruble must develop - Nabiullina
It's time to think about what the digital ruble is
Market news | The digital ruble, along with cash and non-cash money, will become one of the payment instruments – TSB RF
The head of the financial committee of the State Duma called the digital ruble "the highest form of money"
Central Bank of China reports significant progress in developing national digital currency
Markets news | Inter RAO will export electricity to Kazakhstan