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VTB reports tens of thousands of digital ruble accounts opened in first month

  • —VTB reported tens of thousands of digital ruble wallets opened in the first month
  • —Most active users are men aged 36–45, followed by those aged 46–55
  • —About 14% of accounts were opened in Moscow, followed by St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk
  • —Sberbank opened more than 10,000 accounts in the first two days after launch
Why it matters: The growing number of wallets shows how quickly Russians are adopting the digital ruble, a key gauge for the broader rollout of the CBDC.
Source: BitNovosti
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