Russia’s Biggest Bank Just Set a Deadline to Go Live With Crypto - Here’s What We Know

TLDR

• Sberbank plans to launch crypto trading infrastructure and a digital depository by Dec. 1, 2026
• Russia’s new crypto regulatory framework takes effect Sept. 1, 2026, with licensing compliance required by July 2027
• Non-qualified investors can buy up to 300,000 rubles of crypto per year after passing a knowledge test
• Public trading will be limited to cryptocurrencies meeting Bank of Russia liquidity and market cap thresholds
• Crypto payments for goods and services inside Russia remain prohibited under the new rules

Russia’s largest bank is pushing into crypto with a hard deadline, and it’s just months away.

Sberbank has announced plans to build cryptocurrency trading infrastructure and launch a digital depository by Dec. 1, 2026. The move comes as Russia prepares to bring crypto trading, custody, and settlement under formal regulation.

Russia’s Largest Bank Sberbank Plans Crypto Trading Infrastructure

Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, plans to build cryptocurrency trading infrastructure and launch a digital custody system by Dec. 1 to support regulated crypto trading, custody and settlement. The system will… pic.twitter.com/ZMMCxIfmag

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