The Bank of Russia said it sent the government a concept paper to regulate crypto on the domestic market, opening a pathway for both qualified and non-qualified investors to buy digital currencies under separate guardrails.
Non-qualified investors would be limited to the most liquid cryptocurrencies, as defined in law, only after completing a risk test, and capped at 300,000 rubles per year through a single intermediary. Qualified investors could buy any cryptocurrencies except “anonymous” ones, with no deal-size limits, also after testing. The paper treats digital currencies and stablecoins as currency values: they may be bought and sold, but not used for payments inside Russia.
The roadmap targets a legislative framework by July 1, 2026, and proposes introducing liability for illegal crypto intermediation from July 1, 2027.
Source: Bank of Russia.
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