Russia Moves to Restrict Retail Access to Foreign Stablecoins Under New Crypto Bill

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Russia's draft Bill No. 1194918-8 creates a separate legal category for stablecoins and restricts purchases of foreign stablecoins to qualified investors, cutting off most retail access. The proposal, alongside a Central Bank plan to place stablecoin transactions under state supervision and confine trading to licensed exchanges, tightens crypto regulation and is likely to curb adoption and disrupt DeFi and CEX stablecoin flows.
- Russia’s crypto bill restricts foreign stablecoin purchases to qualified investors only.
- Stablecoins gain a separate legal category under Russia’s proposed crypto framework.
- Russia plans state-supervised stablecoin trading through licensed exchanges only.
Russia is preparing to tighten oversight of foreign stablecoins through a new cryptocurrency regulation bill that would limit who can purchase the assets. The government’s final draft introduces a separate legal framework for stablecoins, separating them from traditional cryptocurrencies and restricting access for most retail investors.
The proposal comes in addition to a separate initiative from the Central Bank of Russia to place all stablecoin transactions under state supervision.
Final Bill Separates Stablecoins From Cryptocurrencies
The current version of Bill No. 1194918-8, titled On Digital Currencies…
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