Russian Central Bank: Exchanges may launch cryptocurrency trading as early as November 22
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The Russian central bank stated that Russian exchanges could begin cryptocurrency trading as early as November 22, 2026, but the rules must first be agreed upon with regulators.
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Russian Central Bank: Exchanges may launch cryptocurrency trading as early as November 22
PANews November 11 news, according to TASS, the Russian Central Bank stated that Russian exchanges may launch cryptocurrency trading starting November 22, 2026, but must first reach agreement with regulators on trading rules. The Russian Ministry of Justice has registered the Russian Central Bank's directive on the requirements for organized trading of digital currencies and digital rights. According to the regulations, exchanges must register cryptocurrency trading participants such as brokers, trust managers, and central counterparties, keep records of orders and transactions and monitor trading, while calculating price indicators such as current price, weighted average price, market price, and closing price, and report trading information to the Russian Central Bank in the same manner as for other existing assets. Previously, the Russian Central Bank had finalized the rules for retail cryptocurrency trading, which will take effect on November 17.
PANews, citing TASS, reported that the Bank of Russia stated that Russian exchanges may launch cryptocurrency trading starting November 22, 2026, provided they reach an agreement with regulators on trading rules in advance.
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The Russian Ministry of Justice has registered the Bank of Russia's instruction on the requirements for organized trading in digital currency and digital rights.
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According to the regulations described in the report, exchanges must register participants in cryptocurrency transactions, maintain records of orders and executed trades, monitor trading, calculate various price indicators, and report transaction information to the Central Bank of Russia in the same manner as for other assets.
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The report also said that the cryptocurrency retail trading rules previously finalized by the Russian central bank will take effect from November 17.
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This report introduces the regulatory requirements and the earliest launch date for cryptocurrency trading on Russian exchanges. Exchanges must first agree on trading rules with the regulator and fulfill requirements such as participant registration, trade record keeping, monitoring, price calculation, and information reporting.
Why it matters to readers
If the exchange meets the conditions as reported and initiates trading, Russia will have a cryptocurrency trading channel subject to these rules; the report does not specify which currencies are supported or the scale of trading.
"Earliest possible start" does not mean the transaction has already been initiated; the date mentioned in the report is also subject to pre-agreed trading rules.
Risks and unknowns
The information is sourced from PANews, which cited TASS; the provided materials do not include the original text of the Russian Central Bank's directive.
The materials do not specify which exchanges will launch, which specific coins will be supported, what the scale of participation will be, or whether the rules have been finalized.
The materials state that the retail trading rules will take effect starting November 17, but the sentence does not explicitly specify the year.
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