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Russia steps up crypto regulatory overhaul by year end, Sberbank joins in

Russia may have an institutional framework in place by the end of 2026 to operate its cryptocurrency industry legally. A deputy governor of the central bank said detailed rules needed to run the industry could be completed by year end. President Vladimir Putin signed a law in August to formalise regulation of digital currency and digital rights, while bitcoin payments inside Russia remain banned. The central bank has approved retail bitcoin trading on domestic exchanges with caps for non-qualified investors. Sberbank plans bitcoin, wallet and custody services in December.

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Bitcoin forks struggle for exchange listings; former Ripple CTO says security is key

Former Ripple CTO David Schwartz said major cryptocurrency exchanges may hesitate to list bitcoin-based assets split into new chains because of security and design risks. He pointed to the need for safeguards such as replay protection to prevent transactions from being duplicated across chains that share pre-split history. The discussion was sparked by questions about why platforms supported older bitcoin forks but not Bitcoin BLAKE2b, which uses a different mining algorithm.

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Charles Hoskinson says ADA, XRP are digital commodities, calls for U.S. rethink of crypto classification

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said ADA and XRP should be classified as commodities rather than securities. He said problems with how digital assets are classified helped stall progress on the Clarity Act in the U.S. Senate, criticising efforts to group many assets as commodities and place the Commodity Futures Trading Commission at the centre of regulation. He said lawmakers should first clarify which assets are commodities and which are digital securities, and urged mutual recognition across jurisdictions.