Digital Currency 'Still on the Agenda' at Russian Central Bank
The head of a recently created unit at the Central Bank of Russia devoted to exploring financial technologies sees a wide-reaching role for blockchain use in finance, according to a recent interview. Translated statements from an interview between Russian-language publication Bankir.ru and Vadim Kalukhov, director of the Russian central bank’s Financial Technology, Projects and Process Management Department, paint a portrait of cautious enthusiasm for the technology, a stance consistent with past statements from the institution. The Central Bank of Russia, which earlier this year made....
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