The Bank of Russia has finalised rules letting platforms offer Bitcoin, ether and USDT trading to retail investors from 17 November. Non-qualified investors may buy at most 300,000 rubles of crypto a year through each intermediary, and peer-to-peer trades between individuals will be banned from 1 July 2027.
The story so far: Russia registers first crypto exchanges and custodians
Russia's central bank registered its first crypto exchange operators and custodians under rules effective Sept. 1, including Sberbank, which plans a December launch. The bank now says direct peer-to-peer crypto trading by individuals must end by 1 July 2027, with trades routed through authorised intermediaries. It…
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Bank of Russia sets retail crypto trading rules from 17 November
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