The Central Bank of Russia registers the first cryptocurrency trading operators and custodians,Sberbank plans to December launch BTC、ETH and USDT products
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The Central Bank of Russia registers the first cryptocurrency trading operators and custodians,Sberbank planning to launch products supporting three assets.
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Russia approves first cryptocurrency exchanges and custodians,Sberbank plans to December launch crypto products
PANews October 7 news, according to Cointelegraph, the Central Bank of Russia announced that it has has, pursuant to September 1 new crypto regulatory rules that took effect, registered the first cryptocurrency trading operators and digital asset custodians, including Russia’s largest bank Sberbank. The first list includes 4 trading operators and 5 custodians,VTB which were also included on both lists.Sberbank stated that it had applied for digital asset custodian status and planned to December 1 launch its first crypto products, initially supporting Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT, with services provided through platforms including SberBank Online, SberInvestments, and SberBusiness. The registration took place after Russian President Vladimir Putin August signed the crypto regulatory bill, which established a framework covering trading platforms, custodians, brokers...
Key points
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PANews reported that the Central Bank of Russia announced the registration of the first cryptocurrency trading operators and digital asset custodians.
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The first list includes 4 trading operators and 5 custodians.
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VTB It was included on both the trading operator and custodian lists.
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Sberbank stated that it had applied for digital asset custodian status and planned to December 1 launch its first crypto products.
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Sberbank The initial plan supports Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT, with services provided through SberBank Online, SberInvestments, and SberBusiness.
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The report noted that the registration was based on September 1 new crypto regulatory rules that took effect.
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In simple terms, Russia has registered the first institutions involved in cryptocurrency asset trading and custody services.Sberbank stated that it planned to December 1 launch relevant products, initially supporting Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT。
Why it matters to readers
The news indicates that Russia is registering relevant operators and custodians under its new crypto regulatory rules, and that a bank is planning to provide crypto products.
This helps clarify the differences among cryptocurrency trading operators, digital asset custodians, and bank crypto products.
Risks and unknowns
The original text is truncated at “broker admission arrangements”; the complete regulatory background and institutional list were not provided.
The body text states that Sberbank had applied for custodian status, but the headline and preceding text state that it was on the first list; its specific registration status requires verification.
Sberbank planned to December 1 launch products; the original text does not confirm whether this plan was ultimately launched.
The original text does not provide the full names of the 4 trading operators and 5 custodians.
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