Digital Ruble
PilotRussian Federation
Central Bank(s)
Bank of Russia
Announcement Year
2019
Status
Pilot
Retail/Wholesale
Retail
The introduction of a digital ruble will help is expected to reduce costs for households and businesses, increase the speed of payments, and develop innovative products and services in the financial industry and the economy in general.
Completed Pilot phase successfully
Link to announcement
Last update: December 2025
December 2025
Link to announcement: tass.com
Link to announcement: minfin.gov.ru
June 2025
Link to announcement: tass.com
February 2025
Link to announcement: cbr.ru
December 2024
Link to announcement: www.cbr.ru
Link to announcement: cbr.rucrypto.news
Link to announcement: duma.gov.runews.bitcoin.com
October 2024
Link to announcement: www.kommersant.ru
July 2024
Link to announcement: kremlin.ru
February 2024
Link to announcement: cbr.ru
January 2024
Link to announcement: www.ledgerinsights.com
December 2023
Link to announcement: tass.com
October 2023
Link to announcement: tass.com
August 2023
Proof of concept → Pilot
Link to announcement: www.cbr.ru
July 2023
Link to announcement: cointelegraph.com
Link to announcement: www.forbes.rucointelegraph.com
May 2023
Link to announcement: www.interfax.ru
April 2023
Link to announcement: tass.rucointelegraph.com
February 2023
Link to announcement: tass.ru
January 2023
Link to announcement: news.abplive.com
November 2022
Link to announcement: news.bitcoin.com
August 2022
Link to announcement: cointelegraph.com
February 2022
Description: Russia will have a prototype of its digital ruble platform ready by early 2022 → Completed Pilot phase successfully
Link to announcement: cbr.runews.bitcoin.com
November 2021
Research → Proof of concept
Description: Russia will have a prototype of its digital ruble platform ready by early 2022
Link to announcement: cointelegraph.com
April 2021
None → Research
Announcement Year: 2019
Retail/Wholesale: Retail
Main motivation/goals of the CBDC: The introduction of a digital ruble will help is expected to reduce costs for households and businesses, increase the speed of payments, and develop innovative products and services in the financial industry and the economy in general.
Link to announcement: www.coindesk.comwww.ledgerinsights.comcbr.ru1prime.ru
Country / Region: Russian Federation
Central Bank(s): Bank of Russia
Cointelegraph · Aug 30, 2026