Russia Uses Digital Rubles to Pay Salaries for First Time
The ministry said the rollout follows 2025 budget trials that moved about 16 million digital rubles.
- On Friday, Russia's Ministry of Finance said some employees received wages in digital rubles for the first time, expanding on the voluntary rollout that began on Oct. 1.
- During 2025 federal budget spending trials, about 16 million digital rubles were disbursed; the digital currency officially launched for broader use on Sept. 1.
- The Bank of Russia and the Ministry are collaborating on introducing the digital ruble into budget processes, though the Ministry did not disclose total participant numbers or payroll amounts.
- Sanctions from the European Union targeted the digital ruble in April; the European Council stated this responds to Russia's "war of aggression against Ukraine," which began in February 2022.
- Work on incorporating the digital ruble into the budget process continues between the Bank and the Ministry, aiming to expand digital currency usage beyond initial voluntary trials.
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Russia’s Ministry of Finance paid some employees in digital rubles for the first time
A number of employees of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation have, of their own free will, been paid in digital rubles. On 1 October, employees of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation who so wished received their salaries in digital rubles, wrote RIA News. "On 1 October 2026, a number of employees of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation were paid in digital rubles for the first time. They opened accounts o…
Some employees of the Ministry of Finance first received their salaries in digital rubles on 1 October, reporting to the Ministry ' s press service on Friday.
CryptoTendence Russia paid wages in digital rubles to part of Finance staff. Payment is voluntary and adoption figures are not yet known. Entry Russia pays wages in digital rubles to employees of the Ministry of Finance was first published in CryptoTendence.
The Russian Ministry of Finance has begun paying salaries to employees using the central bank's digital currency (CBDC), the "digital ruble." According to the ministry, some employees received their first digital ruble payments on October 1st... The post Russian Ministry of Finance Makes First Salary Payments in Digital Rubles first appeared on NADA NEWS.
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