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RBI Digital Rupee Launch News: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is set to launch the first pilot for its retail digital Rupee on December 1, 2022. India’s digital Rupee (e₹) The initiative is aimed at specific use cases. In case of this pilot, the country’s authorities will be testing settlement of secondary market transactions in government securities. While the Indian government faced criticism for imposing high taxes on retail crypto trade, the usage of e-Rupee is seen as a welcome move in the community. The latest initiative is aimed at making the inter-bank market more efficient.

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Indian Cities Under Digital Rupee Pilot

The country’s central bank is rolling out the pilot project in select locations in a closed user group comprising participating customers and merchants. Initially, four cities in various corners of the country would be covered, the RBI said in a statements on tuesday.

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