U.S.-Sanctioned Moscow Exchange Will List Bitcoin on Dec. 1 as Russia Pulls Crypto Trading Home

The Moscow Exchange, Russia's largest bourse and a U.S.-sanctioned entity, will open bitcoin trading on Dec. 1 under the country's new crypto law. Retail buyers must pass a test and are capped at 300,000 rubles per year. A major national exchange listing bitcoin expands regulated access to Russian capital, a modest demand tailwind for BTC even as sanctions complicate cross-border flows.