Russia Proposes Easing of Crypto Rules to Boost Adoption Among Retail Investors
- The Russian government allows only wealthy individuals to use crypto in cross-border payments.
- Retailers in Russia had to face fines for trading crypto and could be fined if found guilty.
- A 2025 Q1 report found that Russians invested in over 2 trillion rubles, worth $25.4B.
Russia, which has been an important member in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, has proposed providing crypto trading to retailers. Talks are underway and if approved, the retail investors could soon access crypto assets if existing laws are eased. Speaking to reporters after the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), Alexey Yakovlev, the Director of the Financial Policy Department at the Russian Ministry of Finance, hinted that discussions are ongoing to enable more investors to access and trade crypto assets in the near term.
Russian Crypto Laws to Be Eased for Retail Traders’ Sake?
Earlier this year, Russia’s Central Bank proposed regulating crypto investments for wealthy traders and proposed under an experimental legal regime, that certain investors and companies would participate in a three-year crypto-investment program.
The bank only allowed wealthy individuals with an income of more …
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Russia Proposes Easing of Crypto Rules to Boost Adoption Among Retail Investors
- The Russian government allows only wealthy individuals to use crypto in cross-border payments.
- Retailers in Russia had to face fines for trading crypto and could be fined if found guilty.
- A 2025 Q1 report found that Russians invested in over 2 trillion rubles, worth $25.4B.
Russia, which has been an important member in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, has proposed providing crypto trading to retailers. Talks are underway and if approved, the retail investors could soon access crypto assets if existing laws are eased. Speaking to reporters after the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), Alexey Yakovlev, the Director of the Financial Policy Department at the Russian Ministry of Finance, hinted that discussions are ongoing to enable more investors to access and trade crypto assets in the near term.
Russian Crypto Laws to Be Eased for Retail Traders’ Sake?
Earlier this year, Russia’s Central Bank proposed regulating crypto investments for wealthy traders and proposed under an experimental legal regime, that certain investors and companies would participate in a three-year crypto-investment program.
The bank only allowed wealthy individuals with an income of more …
The post Russia Proposes Easing of Crypto Rules to Boost Adoption Among Retail Investors appeared first on Coin Edition.
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