Russia's Finance Ministry pays staff wages in digital rubles for first time
Russia's Finance Ministry has issued salary payments in digital rubles for the first time to participating staff, as authorities work to integrate the central bank digital currency into the wider budget process.
Russia's Finance Ministry has paid wages in digital rubles for the first time, Coin Telegraph reported. According to Coin Bureau, employees who opted into the program opened accounts directly on the Bank of Russia's platform and received their initial digital ruble salaries on Oct. 1.[2][1]
The wage distribution occurred one month after Russia introduced the digital ruble to the public and several months after the European Union imposed sanctions on the currency, Coin Bureau reported.[1]
The Bank of Russia and the Finance Ministry are also working to bring the digital ruble into the wider budget process. That Martini Guy noted that the transition marks another step toward integrating central bank digital currencies into routine government payments, potentially expanding the currency's footprint across the public sector.[2][3]
Key facts
- Russia's Finance Ministry has paid staff wages in digital rubles for the first time.
- Participating employees opened accounts on the Bank of Russia's platform and received their first digital ruble salaries on Oct. 1.
- The salary payments came one month after the digital ruble rolled out to the public.
- The European Union sanctioned the digital ruble months before the salary payments occurred.
- The Bank of Russia and the Finance Ministry are working to incorporate the digital ruble into the broader budget process.
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🇷🇺JUST IN: Russia's Finance Ministry is now paying its staff in digital rubles for the first time. Employees who opted in opened accounts directly on the Bank of Russia's platform and received their first digital ruble salaries on October 1. It comes just a month after Russia rolled out the digital ruble to the public, and months after the EU sanctioned it
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Russia’s Finance Ministry pays wages in digital rubles for first time Work on the introduction of the digital ruble to the budget process is being carried out by the Bank of Russia together with the Ministry of Finance.
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That Martini Guy ₿@MartiniGuyYTPost on X ·
Russia has paid wages in digital rubles for the first time. The move marks another step towards integrating central bank digital currencies into everyday government payments. The Bank of Russia and Finance Ministry are now working on bringing the digital ruble into the wider budget process, potentially expanding its use across the public sector. CBDCs continue to move from pilot programmes into real-world use.
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