Russian Central Bank: Exchanges may conduct crypto trading from November 22, subject to prior approval of trading rules.
According to TASS, the Central Bank of Russia said that Russian exchanges may start offering cryptocurrency trading from November 22, 2026, provided they first agree on trading rules with the regulator. The relevant instruction was registered by the Russian Ministry of Justice. Exchanges must register brokers, custodians and central counterparties as trading participants, maintain order and transaction records, monitor trading activity and calculate spot prices, weighted average prices, market prices and closing prices. Also, they are required to submit trading data and results to the central bank in accordance with existing reporting procedures regarding other assets.