# Moscow Exchange will open bitcoin and ether trading to Russian investors on December 1, with a 300,000-ruble annual cap for retail buyers

Retail investors must pass a test and stay under the limit at each broker they use, while qualified investors face no amount limit under the framework the Bank of Russia proposed after President Vladimir Putin signed the enabling law.

- Published: 2026-11-07T05:47:17.298Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-11-07/moscow-exchange-will-open-bitcoin-and-ether-trading-to-russi
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/moscow-exchange-sets-dec-1-to-launch-bitcoin-and-ethereum-trading/), [Bitcoin.com News](https://news.bitcoin.com/exchanges/moscow-exchange-dec-1-crypto-trading-bitcoin-ether-usdt/), [Cointelegraph](https://cointelegraph.com/news/bank-of-russia-trading-bitcoin-ether-tether-usdt), [Crowdfund Insider](https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/?p=321161)

Moscow Exchange, Russia's main securities and currency exchange, plans to start trading bitcoin and ether on December 1 and to run a pilot during December, CryptoSlate reported. Investors who do not hold qualified status must pass a knowled…

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