# Moscow Exchange Tests Bitcoin Trading for a December 1 Launch as Sberbank Gains Approval to Exchange Crypto

Non-qualified Russian investors will be limited to 300,000 rubles a year of bitcoin and stablecoins, bought only through licensed intermediaries. That keeps crypto demand inside a system the state supervises.

- Published: 2026-10-13T05:42:08.752Z
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- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/moscow-exchange-to-debut-bitcoin-trading), [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/sberbank-wins-russia-approval-crypto-exchange-services/), [TASS](https://tass.com/economy/2199379), [Crypto Briefing](https://cryptobriefing.com/moex-bitcoin-spot-trading-retail-investors/)

The Moscow Exchange has begun testing bitcoin trading with professional participants and plans to open spot trading on December 1, according to TASS, the Russian state news agency. Reports say the first assets will be bitcoin, ether, Solana…

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