By Isaac • November 3, 2026 7:27 pm •
Russia’s largest exchange is preparing to put Bitcoin, Ether and USDT inside the same market plumbing it uses for stocks.
Moscow Exchange says it plans to open trading in the three digital assets on December 1. If the launch holds, the venue will become Russia’s first organized digital-currency market under a law that took effect in September.
Forget the anything-goes crypto model. This is a tightly controlled on-ramp built around brokers, investor testing, central clearing and a hard annual cap for ordinary retail buyers.
What Moscow Exchange is actually launching
According to the Moscow Exchange announcement, the December 1 opening will begin as a pilot, with brokers and other participants joining as their systems become ready.
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