🇷🇺 RUSSIA CAPS RETAIL CRYPTO: $BTC, $ETH, $USDT ONLY
Bank of Russia published draft rules on Aug 11 under the new crypto law Putin signed Aug 4.
✅ Retail limited to BTC, ETH, USDT only
✅ Cap: 300,000 RUB (~$3,650) per year
✅ Important: cap is per intermediary, not per person, multiple brokers = higher total exposure
✅ Qualified investors: no cap, full asset access
✅ Whitelist rule: 5-year price history + high market cap and volume
✅ Comments open till Aug 24 → effective ~Sept 1
✅ Crypto payments inside Russia still banned
Bank of Russia published draft rules on Aug 11 under the new crypto law Putin signed Aug 4.
✅ Retail limited to BTC, ETH, USDT only
✅ Cap: 300,000 RUB (~$3,650) per year
✅ Important: cap is per intermediary, not per person, multiple brokers = higher total exposure
✅ Qualified investors: no cap, full asset access
✅ Whitelist rule: 5-year price history + high market cap and volume
✅ Comments open till Aug 24 → effective ~Sept 1
✅ Crypto payments inside Russia still banned