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Russia allows cryptocurrency investment but bans payments in first step into mainstream
Russia\'s lower house has passed a bill to legalise cryptocurrency investment and trading while banning its use to pay for goods and services domestically. Trading would be allowed only through licensed, registered exchanges, with custodians, brokers and asset managers assigned formal roles and exchanges subject to capital requirements. Retail investors would face suitability tests and limits. The measure takes effect in stages from Sept. 1, 2026, but still needs approval by the upper house and President Vladimir Putin.
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Russia revises crypto regulation bill to cut reporting items, set buying cap
Russia’s lower house financial markets committee approved amendments to a cryptocurrency regulation bill that drop a plan to require residents to disclose wallet addresses. The revision would instead require reporting only of holdings and transaction volumes, and it adds provisions guaranteeing judicial protection for crypto holdings regardless of past reporting. It keeps investor categories but limits non-qualified investors to high-liquidity assets and sets an annual buying cap of 300,000 roubles per regulated broker.
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EU expands Russia crypto sanctions to digital rouble and RUBx
The European Union has expanded sanctions targeting Russia by banning Russia-related cryptocurrency transactions and adding the digital rouble promoted by Russia\'s central bank and the rouble-linked stablecoin RUBx to its sanctions list. The EU made crypto a core target in its 20th sanctions package and imposed sector-wide bans on Russia-based crypto service providers and decentralised platforms. Measures also cover third-country actors and payment messaging networks tied to SPFS.
