Russia restricts retail crypto trading to Bitcoin, Ether and USDT
Russia's central bank plans to limit retail crypto trading on regulated exchanges to three major tokens and enforce annual purchase caps on non-qualified investors.
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Russia's central bank is moving to restrict retail cryptocurrency trading on regulated exchanges. Under the measures, retail investors will only be permitted to trade bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and Tether's USDT stablecoin.[1][2]
In addition to asset restrictions, the regulatory framework establishes strict purchasing limits based on investor classification. Non-qualified investors face an annual purchase limit of 300,000 rubles, or approximately $3,600, per intermediary, while qualified investors will have no caps on their trading activities.[2]
