The Bank of Russia has allowed exchanges to open organized trading in cryptocurrencies starting November 22, 2026. The regulator published the release on November 11; the message came out at 16:33 Moscow time.
Organized trading is exchange trading under uniform rules, with centralized settlement and reporting. The right to launch it is granted to trading organizers, that is, licensed exchanges. This concerns infrastructure on the level of the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and SPB Exchange (SPBE).
For a trader, this is a question of access. Cryptocurrency trades may end up in the same terminal where stocks, currency pairs and futures are already held.
What exactly did the regulator allow?
The date is stated specifically. The decision comes from the Bank of Russia, and from that day platforms receive the right to launch trading.
- November 22, 2026 - the day from which exchanges may open cryptocurrency trading.
- 16:33 Moscow time - the time the Central Bank's message was published on November 11.
- Trading organizers - the right goes to licensed exchanges.
The Bank of Russia issues licenses to exchanges and determines which instruments are admitted to organized trading.
What is not in the release?
The parameters are not disclosed. The regulator indicated only the date and the range of platforms.
- List of coins - which cryptocurrencies will be admitted is not specified.
- Requirements for investors - who will get access is not stated.
- Session times - the trading schedule is not named.
- Leverage size - there are no conditions on it in the release.
What does this mean for a trader?
Crypto may end up in the same terminal as familiar instruments. This changes not the market itself, but the way of accessing it.
The main point: exchanges get the right on November 22, but the terms of trades will only be visible from the platforms' regulations. How prop trading and the challenge work can be examined in the academy.
What next?
- The ball is in the platforms' court. They get the right on November 22; after that, everything is in their hands.
- Exchange regulations. That is where access, fees and margin trading conditions will be set out.
- The actual start. It depends on the platforms' readiness and their own rules.
While the conditions have not been announced, there is time to choose a challenge for your market.
Have you thought about what nominal size to enter crypto with?
You have been following crypto for a long time, and the difficulty is usually in the volume you take it with. The percentage move in BTC is the same for everyone, but an account of a couple thousand and an account of one hundred thousand turn it into sums of a different order. Prop trading removes the nominal limit: a trader passes a paid selection according to the company's rules and then works with its trading account for a share of the profit. You will have time to work out the mechanics before November 22.