Moscow Exchange plans Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT trading from December 1

Moscow Exchange has confirmed plans to introduce trading in Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT on December 1, 2026, using its existing stock market infrastructure as Russia develops its regulated cryptocurrency market. Summary Moscow Exchange plans to begin trading Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT on December 1, 2026. Trading is expected to run from 6:50 a.m. to 11:50 p.m. Moscow time, using existing stock market infrastructure. Retail investors must pass a knowledge test, with nonqualified investors limited to 300,000 rubles in annual purchases per intermediary. Partner digital depositories will handle cryptocurrency custody, while brokers provide clients with trading access. Several professional participants are already testing the platform ahead of its planned December launch. Boris Blokhin, the exchange’s senior managing director for sales and business development, announced the plans during the Smartlab investment conference in Moscow, according to an October 31 report by RBC. Blokhin said the exchange had already begun testing cryptocurrency transactions with professional market participants and would continue admitting additional firms as their systems became ready. The planned launch fol...