🇷🇺 Russia Opens the Door to Crypto – But Only for the Elite
The Bank of Russia is cautiously stepping into the crypto space — but it's not for everyone. In a major policy update, the central bank now allows financial institutions to offer crypto-linked investment products to qualified, high-net-worth investors.
These products include non-deliverable derivatives and securities that track the price of cryptocurrencies, but investors won't actually own any coins. The structure is designed to keep direct crypto exposure off the table for now.
Banks that offer these investments must follow strict risk management rules, fully back them with capital, and impose limits on how much exposure clients can take on. This conservative framework is expected to become part of Russia’s formal regulatory system by the end of the year.
The central bank also repeated its stance against retail crypto trading, saying the risks remain too high for everyday investors.
🧪 Crypto Sandbox Under Review — And Sberbank Is Getting Ready
At the same time, the Russian government is reviewing a "crypto sandbox" proposal. If approved, it would allow direct crypto trading under a limited, three-year legal experiment called the EPR (Experimental Legal Regime).
Only elite investors would qualify — those with over 100 million rubles in assets or earning 50 million rubles per year. Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina emphasized that the market needs better laws and infrastructure before expanding access.
Meanwhile, Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, says it will act as a market maker on upcoming government
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