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Russia's Finance Ministry pays wages in digital rubles for first time

Russia's Ministry of Finance announced that some employees received wages in digital rubles for the first time on Friday. Payment in the central bank's digital currency is voluntary and began on Thursday, Oct. 1.

Being paid in the central bank’s digital currency is available for citizens of Russia on a voluntary basis, and began on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to a Ministry of…