In a report published on November 11, 2026, ChainCatcher, citing TASS, said the Bank of Russia stated that Russian exchanges may start cryptocurrency trading from November 22, 2026. The date is a permitted start, not an automatic opening. Exchanges must first agree trading rules with the regulator.
The Russian Ministry of Justice has registered a Bank of Russia directive on requirements for organized trading in digital currencies and digital rights.
Under those requirements, an exchange must register cryptocurrency trading participants, including brokers, trust managers and central counterparties. It must keep records of orders and completed trades and monitor trading. It must calculate price indicators, including the current price, the weighted average price, the market price and the closing price, and report trading information to the Bank of Russia in the same way used for other existing assets.
Separately, the central bank had already finalized rules for retail cryptocurrency trading. Those rules were set to take effect from November 17.
The notice is a regulatory timetable and a set of operating conditions. It does not report prices, flows or leverage, and it does not mark a cycle turning point.
Original article: ChainCatcher, published November 11, 2026, 22:03 (UTC+8).
