MOSCOW EXCHANGE TO TRADE BTC, ETH AND USDT FROM DECEMBER 1 🇷🇺🚀
🏛️ Launch: Moscow Exchange confirmed spot trading in Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT from December 1, 2026, running on its existing stock market infrastructure.
🔑 Access: Retail investors must pass a knowledge test, nonqualified investors are capped at 300,000 rubles in annual purchases per intermediary, and partner digital depositories will hold customer crypto.
📊 Backdrop: The launch follows new rules in force since September 1, with professional participants testing since early October, after more than 72,000 qualified investors traded the exchange's crypto futures for over 600 billion rubles in turnover.
The door opens, but narrowly. It is another step of crypto into a traditional financial system, though the small purchase cap keeps the early impact modest.
🏛️ Launch: Moscow Exchange confirmed spot trading in Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT from December 1, 2026, running on its existing stock market infrastructure.
🔑 Access: Retail investors must pass a knowledge test, nonqualified investors are capped at 300,000 rubles in annual purchases per intermediary, and partner digital depositories will hold customer crypto.
📊 Backdrop: The launch follows new rules in force since September 1, with professional participants testing since early October, after more than 72,000 qualified investors traded the exchange's crypto futures for over 600 billion rubles in turnover.
The door opens, but narrowly. It is another step of crypto into a traditional financial system, though the small purchase cap keeps the early impact modest.
