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Russia's central bank drafts framework to formalize crypto trading

7/28/2026

A regulatory framework for Russia's digital asset markets is taking shape. The Bank of Russia has circulated draft rules covering three areas: organized trading structures, equity requirements, and digital depositories.

The case for reading this as a structural shift in how Russia treats digital assets is real. What complicates it is that formalizing a market and opening it are not the same act.

What the draft establishes The three-part proposal applies conventional financial-market architecture to digital assets.

Organized trading would give market activity a defined legal structure, creating a formal venue for transactions that have previously operated in a regulatory gray area.

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