Russia mulls legalizing widespread P2P crypto trade, whitelisting TRX and SOL
May 16, 2026
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by Lubomir Tassev
for CryptoPolitan

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Russian authorities are considering permitting peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto trading and expanding the list of approved coins in proposed revisions to a restrictive draft digital-asset law currently under review. Lawmakers' push to liberalize regulation could boost crypto adoption, P2P activity and onshore market clarity, lowering regulatory risk for exchanges, DeFi projects and token launches in Russia.
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Russian authorities may permit the quite popular peer-to-peer trading of cryptocurrencies under the country’s upcoming rules for digital-asset transactions. This is one of several proposals aimed at liberalizing the restrictive draft law currently under review, which also includes expanding the list of greenlighted coins. Russian lawmakers push for liberal crypto regulation Legalizing peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto...



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