Russia’s central bank has released a draft regulation that would allow Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Tether (USDT) to be publicly traded on licensed exchanges.
The biggest catch: unqualified investors would be limited to purchasing up to 300,000 rubles per year through each brokerage firm.
The central bank says the limit is designed to protect retail investors from crypto’s sharp price volatility. Only the most liquid cryptocurrencies would be available to unqualified investors, with BTC, ETH, and USDT currently included in the draft list.
Qualified investors would face no purchase limits and could access all cryptocurrencies traded on exchanges and over-the-counter markets.
It’s important to note that this proposal is still in draft form, so the rules are not final yet. Russia’s broader crypto regulation law was signed by President Putin on August 4, 2026, and is expected to take effect on September 1, 2026.
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The biggest catch: unqualified investors would be limited to purchasing up to 300,000 rubles per year through each brokerage firm.
The central bank says the limit is designed to protect retail investors from crypto’s sharp price volatility. Only the most liquid cryptocurrencies would be available to unqualified investors, with BTC, ETH, and USDT currently included in the draft list.
Qualified investors would face no purchase limits and could access all cryptocurrencies traded on exchanges and over-the-counter markets.
It’s important to note that this proposal is still in draft form, so the rules are not final yet. Russia’s broader crypto regulation law was signed by President Putin on August 4, 2026, and is expected to take effect on September 1, 2026.
#Bitcoin #Ethereum! #USDT。 #russia #CryptoRegulation