Russia: Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT arrive on the Moscow Stock Exchange in December
The Moscow Stock Exchange plans to open trading of Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT on December 1. These exchanges will, however, remain subject to Russian restrictions on individual purchases and control of their…
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In a press release published on November 2, the Moscow Stock Exchange announced that it is preparing the opening of its market to cryptocurrencies including BTC, ETH and USDT for December 1, 2026, with a gradual launch as participants are ready.
MOEX's announcement comes after the entry into force, on September 1, of the main provisions of the new Russian regulations. The exchange presents its market as the first in the country organized in this framework, which notably allows individuals to purchase cryptocurrencies from supervised intermediaries.
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The first transactions will be used to test the functioning of the market before its expansion. They will leverage equity market infrastructure, with same-day or next-day settlement. The Exchange will also offer swap operations to allow participants to manage their liquidity.
For the moment, only Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT are announced. The Moscow Stock Exchange then plans to add other Russian and international digital assets, without specifying which ones or when.
The presence of USDT may, however, be surprising, since the Moscow Stock Exchange and its clearing house have been under American sanctions since June 2024. Tether, however, applies a policy of freezing funds linked to sanctioned entities. At the moment, MOEX does not explain how USDT will be protected from this risk, while CoinDesk, which questioned Tether, does not report any response from the company.
As we explained in August, the new Russian regulations open the purchase of cryptocurrencies to individuals while limiting the amounts they can devote to them. Non-qualified investors will have to pass a test and their purchases will be capped at 300,000 rubles per year per broker.
But the restrictions don't stop at the amount invested. The Bank of Russia specifies that an individual cannot transfer cryptocurrencies held in his account with a custodian to a wallet for which he himself holds the private keys.
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