On November 11, 2026, Foresight News reported, citing TASS, that the Bank of Russia’s press service said Russian exchanges could start cryptocurrency trading as early as November 22, 2026. The date is a floor, not an automatic open. Related trading rules must first be agreed with the Bank of Russia.
The central bank has issued an instruction that sets requirements for organized trading in digital currencies and digital rights. That instruction has been registered with Russia’s Ministry of Justice.
Under the instruction, an exchange must register cryptocurrency-trading participants, including brokers, trust managers, and central counterparties. It must keep order and trade registers and monitor trading. It must calculate price indicators: the current price, the weighted average price, the market price, and the closing price. It must report trading progress and results to the Bank of Russia under the procedures already used for other assets.
Foresight News had earlier reported that the Moscow Exchange planned to offer cryptocurrency trading services from December 1. The November 11 report places that plan next to the November 22 date. It does not say the December 1 plan was confirmed, moved, or caused by the instruction. The two dates share a reporting window; chronology is not evidence of cause.
The instruction describes registration, surveillance, price calculation, and reporting. It does not describe liquidity, leverage, flows, or liquidations, and it does not identify a cycle high or low.
Original article: Foresight News, published November 11, 2026, 21:57 (UTC+8).
