The Central Bank of Russia has finalized rules for retail investors to participate in domestic crypto trading. The rules open up compliant channels for buying crypto while strictly keeping funds within the licensed financial system.
Starting November 17, ordinary investors who pass a risk assessment may buy up to 300,000 rubles’ worth of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether per year through any one licensed broker or trading institution. Qualified investors are not subject to purchase limits.
The Moscow Exchange plans to launch a trading pilot for these three cryptocurrencies on December 1. However, the new rules explicitly prohibit transferring assets from regulated accounts to personal self-custody wallets and are set to fully ban direct peer-to-peer over-the-counter trading starting in July 2027.
This model—allowing trading only within licensed ledgers while prohibiting on-chain withdrawals and everyday payments—means that what is being opened up locally is not freely transferable on-chain assets, but a tightly controlled, compliant domestic investment channel.
Starting November 17, ordinary investors who pass a risk assessment may buy up to 300,000 rubles’ worth of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether per year through any one licensed broker or trading institution. Qualified investors are not subject to purchase limits.
The Moscow Exchange plans to launch a trading pilot for these three cryptocurrencies on December 1. However, the new rules explicitly prohibit transferring assets from regulated accounts to personal self-custody wallets and are set to fully ban direct peer-to-peer over-the-counter trading starting in July 2027.
This model—allowing trading only within licensed ledgers while prohibiting on-chain withdrawals and everyday payments—means that what is being opened up locally is not freely transferable on-chain assets, but a tightly controlled, compliant domestic investment channel.