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Bank of Russia to hold digital ruble lesson for schoolchildren on September 22

  • The class will take place on September 22 at 9:30 a.m. Moscow time, with Central Bank Deputy Governor Zulfiya Kakhrumanova as lecturer
  • The course is aimed at students in grades 7-11 and college students
  • The autumn session includes about 800 online lessons across 29 topics
  • Since September 1, the digital ruble has been available at 12 systemically important banks
Why it matters: The Central Bank is expanding awareness of the digital ruble: surveys show 76.3% of Russians do not trust the instrument, while only 18.3% understand it.
Source: BeInCrypto RU