Central Bank: No Place for Stablecoins in Russian Economy, Only Digital Ruble Will Do

The Central Bank of the aggressor state Russia, says that it is against the idea of citizens making use of fiat-, oil-, or gold-pegged stablecoins - despite calls for the launch of such tokens from the Ministry of Finance. The newspaper Vedomosti quoted a Central Bank spokesperson as insisting that "private" stablecoins carry "increased levels of risks," as "the pool of assets underlying them does not belong to the owner."...