Key Highlights: The Bank of Russia has established a retail crypto access list featuring Bitcoin, Ether, and USD Tether ($USDT), effective November 17, 2026. Non-qualified retail investors face an annual ceiling of 300,000 rubles per intermediary, whereas qualified investors can trade any cryptoassets without volume caps or list constraints. Moscow Exchange intends to launch digital ...
Key Highlights The Bank of Russia has authorized state-owned banking giant Sberbank to custody and facilitate transfers of bitcoin and other digital currencies. New regulatory frameworks restrict unqualified investors to purchasing up to 300,000 rubles ($3,556) in cryptocurrencies annually per intermediary, while qualified investors face no such asset limits. Sberbank plans to launch its proprietary ...
Key Highlights Moscow Exchange will launch perpetual futures contracts for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and TRX starting September 22, 2026, accessible only to qualified investors. The contracts—coded BTCUSDF, ETHUSDF, SOLUSDF, XRPUSDF, and TRXUSDF—are priced in U.S. dollars but settled financially in Russian rubles with no physical delivery of cryptocurrency. These one-day automatically renewing futures expand ...
Key Highlights Moscow Exchange (MOEX) launches perpetual futures on Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Ripple, and Tron indices for qualified investors on September 22. The exchange’s existing crypto derivatives market has attracted over 72,000 qualified investors and recorded volumes exceeding 600 billion Rubles since its summer 2023 debut. Retail investors remain excluded from crypto derivatives despite Russia ...