Reports say that Russia has added Apple and Microsoft to the relevant register, requiring the two companies to store user data for 3 years and provide it when requested by security authorities. Refusal to cooperate could result in fines and blocking in Russia.
A Chinese-language report stated that the Bank of Russia October 12 updated its guidance to restrict individuals from transferring cryptocurrency held in regulated digital accounts to self-custody wallets, while retaining specified institutional custody and industry exceptions.
PANews, citing Cointelegraph, reported that the Central Bank of Russia plans to prohibit individuals from directly conducting cryptocurrency July 1, 2027 transactions from P2P onward and restrict transfers to self-custodial wallets.
The Russian central bank reportedly amended mutual fund investment rules, broadening the scope for specialized and retail funds to allocate to digital asset-related indices, tokenized securities, and related ETFs, while setting investment ratio caps.