The draft standards for Russia's crypto investor test have been submitted to a central bank committee, and brokerage firms may pilot them by November year-end
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Russia plans to require investors to pass a knowledge test before buying or selling cryptocurrencies.
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【Russia Proposes Unified Test for Crypto Investors】
Russia has developed testing standards for cryptocurrency investors and plans to require investors to pass a knowledge test before buying and trading cryptocurrencies on regulated platforms. The National Association of Securities Market Participants of Russia (NAUFOR)'s First Deputy Chair, Ekaterina Andreeva, said that the draft standards have been submitted to the Bank of Russia's Basic Standards Committee. Brokerage firms are expected to begin offering the test to clients as early as November year-end, with scores to be mutually recognized across different regulated platforms. Under Russia's cryptocurrency regulatory law, which will be implemented in phases starting September this year, non-qualified investors may trade only highly liquid crypto assets on the whitelist after passing the test.
Key points
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Russia has developed testing standards for cryptocurrency investors.
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The plan requires investors to pass a knowledge test before buying or trading cryptocurrencies on regulated platforms.
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The relevant draft standard has been submitted to the Russian Central Bank’s Basic Standards Committee.
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The brokerage expects to begin at the earliest in November begin providing testing to clients at the end, with results recognized across different regulated platforms.
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After passing the test, non-qualified investors may trade only highly liquid crypto assets on the whitelist.
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Simply put, Russia plans to test investors’ crypto knowledge before allowing them to trade on regulated platforms; the range of assets available to non-qualified investors will also be subject to whitelist restrictions.
Why it matters to readers
This could raise the barrier to entry for some investors trading crypto assets on regulated platforms in Russia.
Beginners should note that passing the test could become a prerequisite for trading on the relevant regulated platforms, and the range of tradable assets may be limited.
Risks and unknowns
The evidence comes from a single Telegram repost and does not include the original document from the Bank of Russia’s basic standards committee.
The standard remains a draft, and its final content and scope of application have not yet been determined.
Whether testing can start as early as November the end remains to be confirmed.
The whitelist asset list and specific trading restrictions have not yet been announced.
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