# Sberbank Plans to Accept Bitcoin, Ether and Tether as Loan Collateral

Russia's largest bank says it will extend the crypto-backed lending it piloted with a mining company last year, once the Bank of Russia permits the assets to circulate publicly.

- Published: 2026-08-30T05:48:31.718Z
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- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [Polylog editors](https://polylog.news), [Crypto Briefing](https://cryptobriefing.com/sberbank-usdt-loan-collateral-russia/), [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/12/29/sberbank-issues-russia-s-first-crypto-backed-loan-to-bitcoin-miner-intelion-data)

Sberbank, Russia's largest lender, says it intends to accept bitcoin, ether and the stablecoin USDT as collateral for loans, extending a product it has already tested. The bank issued Russia's first bitcoin-backed loan last December to the…

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