Bitcoin<\/a>\u2014you just gain (or lose) based on its price fluctuations.<\/p>\nThis step appears to contradict Russia\u2019s official stance, which still discourages direct crypto investments. However, economic pressure and Western sanctions seem to be pushing Moscow toward partial regulation of the digital asset market.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Russian government is working on a state-run crypto exchange and a pilot program that would restrict trading access to individuals with assets over $1 million. At the same time, Russian companies are already using crypto in trade with India and China\u2014effectively bypassing sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Russia\u2019s central bank has made a move: crypto investments are now allowed\u2014but not for everyone. Only qualified investors with significant capital and experience will be granted access to financial instruments linked to cryptocurrency prices. Important detail: these are non-deliverable products, meaning you don\u2019t actually own Bitcoin\u2014you<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[99,98],"class_list":["post-37882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-en","tag-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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