Monday, 21 Sep, 2026

Russia Accelerates Crypto and CBDC Strategy: Sberbank Enters Digital Ruble Pilot as Moscow Embraces Bitcoin for Foreign Trade

MOSCOW — Russia’s financial architecture is undergoing its most profound transformation in decades. As Western economic sanctions continue to isolate the country from traditional Western-dominated financial messaging systems like SWIFT, Moscow is aggressively advancing on two distinct technological fronts: the launch of a state-controlled Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and the formal legalization of decentralized […]