đ·đș 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. â
Retail limited to BTC, ETH, USDT only â
Cap: 300,000 RUB (~$3,650) per year â
Important: cap is per intermediary, not per person, multiple brokers = higher total exposure â
Qualified investors: no cap, full asset access â
Whitelist rule: 5-year price history + high market cap and volume â
Comments open till Aug 24 â effective ~Sept 1 â
Crypto payments inside Russia still banned