Russia allows banks to offer crypto products to accredited investors

Date: 2025-05-29

The Bank of Russia has permitted financial institutions to offer certain cryptocurrency-based financial instruments to accredited investors.Russian banks are now free to provide qualified investors with a range of crypto products, including crypto derivatives, securities and other digital financial assets tied to crypto prices, the central bank announced on May 28.A key stipulation, however, is that these products must not involve the “actual delivery of cryptocurrencies,” the Bank of Russia emphasized.The announcement came alongside the Bank of Russia reporting a 51% increase in crypto asset inflows by Russian residents in the first quarter of 2025, totaling 7.3 trillion rubles ($81.5 billion).T-Bank among the first to offer Bitcoin invest...

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