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Nov 3, 2026

Moscow Exchange to launch Bitcoin and Ether trading in December

Moscow Exchange announced plans to begin trading Bitcoin, Ether and USDT on December 1, with trades cleared by the National Clearing Centre and subject to investor qualification requirements.

Nov 3, 2026·2 sources

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▪Moscow Exchange and the National Clearing Center have been under United States sanctions since June 2024, with the United Kingdom sanctioning the exchange in June 2024 and the European Union adding it in July 2026
▪Russia plans to ban direct peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trades starting in July 2027
▪Exved founder Sergey Mendeleev noted that Moscow Exchange could potentially support cross-border payments for importers and exporters, though he questioned whether adding Moscow Exchange as another intermediary would be competitive

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Stablecoins Crypto investor protection Institutional crypto adoption Ethereum Crypto Sanctions Compliance Crypto regulation Crypto exchanges Bitcoin

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