Sberbank has filed an application with the Bank of Russia to register a platform for issuing Sbercoin – Bits Media

Deputy Chairman of the Board of Sberbank Anatoly Popov said, that the bank applied to the Central Bank of Russia to register a platform for issuing its own stablecoin - Sbercoin.

Sberbank's management believes, what will get the approval of the regulator, So as, According to the new law "On digital financial assets (CFA) and digital currency ", Tsf can be produced at registered sites. Therefore, the bank “prepares the soil” for the release of Sbercoin and work with this asset.

Popov reported, that Sberbank successfully tested a new tool, which is planned to be used for working with digital bills. According to him, Replacing a paper bill with a digital one will open up new opportunities for development for the bank. However, even the approximate launch date of Sbercoin remains unknown.

Earlier, the head of Sberbank German Gref already spoke about a platform for purchasing digital financial assets, based on blockchain. Besides, Last year, Sergei Popov, director of the Transactional Business department of Sberbank, said, that the bank is considering issuing a stablecoin, backed by Russian ruble.

Recall, that at the end of December Sberbank tested the interaction of its corporate platform based on the Hyperledger Fabric blockchain with the Waves Enterprise platform. As part of testing, several transactions were made between them using smart contracts.