Russia’s Major Exchanges Set to Launch Crypto Trading After Legal Changes
TLDR
- Moscow Exchange and St. Petersburg Exchange ready to start crypto trading once regulations are finalized.
- Russian retail investors will face annual caps of 300,000 rubles on crypto transactions.
- Professional investors will have no transaction limits, but anonymous crypto will be banned.
- Final crypto market regulations are expected by July 2026, with enforcement starting in 2027.
Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and St. Petersburg Exchange, two of Russia’s major financial markets, are preparing to begin cryptocurrency trading once the country’s legal framework is finalized. These exchanges have long signaled their intentions to enter the crypto market, and recent updates have reaffirmed their readiness to implement crypto…
