Only 300 thousand digital ruble wallets were created in Russia": Russians are turning to the digital ruble mainly out of curiosity.
"In Russia, the number of wallets on the digital ruble platform was a little over 300 thousand. These are the results of two months of its mass implementation. As of November 1, almost 290 thousand citizens and a little less than 16 thousand legal entities opened accounts in the third form of the national currency, the press service of the Bank of Russia reported. Hence, there is less than one transaction per wallet.
"Most transactions with digital ruble (in terms of quantity) are related to renewing accounts. No less popular are payments for goods and services, as well as transfers between citizens," the central bank emphasized.