Golden Finance reported that the Bank of Russia wants the country's largest banks to support digital rubles for retail and commercial use by July next year. The Russian Central Bank said on Thursday that banks will need to allow customers to "open and top up digital ruble accounts, make transfers and accept digital rubles in their infrastructure." After that, "it is planned to launch widespread use of the digital national currency. It is important that citizens and businesses can use it and, if necessary, they can use it as freely as cash and non-cash funds."