The Moscow Exchange intends to launch trading in three cryptocurrencies from December 1.

Starting from December 1, 2026, the Moscow Stock Exchange intends to launch trading in the three most popular cryptocurrencies — Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT. This was announced on October 31 by Boris Blokhin, Senior Managing Director for Sales and Business Development at the Smartlab conference.

According to him, the operations will be organized on the basis of the stock market. At the initial stage, assets that meet the requirements of the regulator for unqualified investors will be allowed to trade. The platform will provide an opportunity to conclude transactions in a trading "glass" and conduct swap operations to manage liquidity.

"We plan to launch trading in cryptocurrencies from December 1. There are already clients who are actively being tested in our circuit. We have done everything to ensure that these auctions are minimally costly, primarily for professional participants," RIA Novosti quoted Blokhin as saying.

The trading regulations will correspond to the schedule of the stock sector: sessions are scheduled to be held from 07:00 to 00:00 Moscow time. The storage and accounting of digital assets will be provided by partner digital depositories, which are created by market participants within the framework of current regulation.

Blokhin said that now a sufficient number of organizations are involved in testing systems to ensure a pilot launch in December. The exchange takes into account feedback from partners and systematically connects new participants as they become technically ready.

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Research by FG Finam on September 19 revealed that the vast majority of active crypto traders expressed their willingness to transfer their operations to the Russian circuit immediately after the necessary infrastructure became available. Among potential users of Russian services, 48% plan to start with an amount of up to 100 thousand rubles, 28% are ready to invest from 100 thousand to 300 thousand rubles.