Policy Event Β· High impact

Moscow Exchange Prepares Crypto Trading Infrastructure Under Central Bank Limits

Moscow Exchange is preparing test infrastructure for cryptocurrency trading while waiting for Russia's final regulatory framework, with assets expected to remain tightly limited by the Bank of Russia. The move creates a regulated-market pathway for Russian crypto activity but keeps sanctions, asset eligibility and counterparty-risk controls central.

High impactπŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί RussiaRegulationExchangeLicensingMoscow ExchangeBank of Russia

APAC FINSTAB analysis

Although this is outside core APAC, it is relevant because global market-structure, enforcement, and stablecoin precedents often shape licensing expectations for APAC exchanges, issuers, custodians, and DeFi teams. Named institutions or platforms: Moscow Exchange, Bank of Russia. Teams should monitor the original source, map the change to licensing, custody, disclosure, and market-access obligations, and update their jurisdiction playbooks before the next compliance review.

Compliance read-through: map this event to entity licensing, market-access, custody, disclosure, token listing, and operational-risk obligations before expanding or marketing in the affected jurisdiction.

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