Moscow Exchange Sets Dec. 1 Launch for Bitcoin, Ether and USDT Trading

Moscow Exchange Sets Dec. 1 Launch for Bitcoin, Ether and USDT Trading


Bitcoin and Ether coins on a trading keyboard with market lights image By Isaac • November 6, 2026 11:09 pm •

Russia’s biggest securities marketplace is preparing to put Bitcoin, Ether and USDT onto the same organized infrastructure it uses for traditional financial assets.

Moscow Exchange says digital-currency trading is scheduled to begin December 1. The initial market will support BTC, ETH and USDT, with participants joining the pilot gradually as their systems are ready.

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The exchange says the new market will use its existing stock-market technology and the National Clearing Centre’s unified clearing system. Trading is expected to run from 6:50 a.m. to 11:50 p.m. Moscow time, matching the exchange’s stock-market schedule.

Moscow Exchange describes the project as Russia’s first organized digital-currency market under the country’s newly adopted digital-assets law. The first stage will consist of

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