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Russia Legalises Retail Crypto — Inside a Fence

Russia Opens Bitcoin, Ether and USDT to Retail on 17 November — With a Yearly Cap and No Exit to Your Own Wallet

Verified · 7 Nov 2026Institutional TransitionNov 7, 2026

Russia’s central bank finalised rules allowing exchanges to offer bitcoin, ether and USDT to retail investors from 17 November, per Cointelegraph — non-qualified investors capped at 300,000 rubles (~$3,700) a year per intermediary, qualified investors uncapped, and all required to pass a test. Transfers from regulated accounts to self-custody wallets are banned. Moscow Exchange plans pilot trading of the three assets from 1 December.

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