Russia's two major stock exchanges are ready to launch cryptocurrency trading

BlockBeats news, on December 25, Russia's two major stock exchanges—the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and the St. Petersburg Exchange (SPB)—announced that they are ready to launch cryptocurrency trading once regulations are implemented, and will support the Central Bank of Russia in advancing the legalization of crypto business under the new regulatory framework. Both exchanges stated that they possess mature clearing, settlement, and trading technology infrastructure, and will launch crypto trading as soon as the regulations take effect in 2026. The new framework plans to allow both retail and qualified investors to participate, but retail investors will have an annual crypto investment cap of 300,000 rubles, while qualified investors will have no limit (excluding privacy coins).