Overview
Story hub for bill No. 1194918-8 “On Digital Currency and Digital Rights” — Russia’s first comprehensive crypto market framework after State Duma 2nd/3rd readings on July 21, 2026.
Recent Developments
- 2026-07-21: Duma passage; heads to federation-council and presidential signature
- Licensed intermediaries under bank-of-russia; domestic payments remain banned
- Cross-border trade settlement explicitly enabled; retail caps (~300k RUB/year non-qualified)
- Main provisions targeted 2026-09-01; transition into 2027
Warning
Not fully enacted until federation-council approval and presidential signature.
Contradiction
Qualified-investor caps: 2026-07-21-russia-crypto-financefeeds / Bitcoin Magazine cite 3M RUB purchases / 1M RUB abroad; 2026-07-21-russia-crypto-coindesk says qualified investors have no restrictions. Prefer multi-source FinanceFeeds framing pending official statute text.
Related
- russia-crypto-regulation
- digital-currency-property-rights
- bank-of-russia
- state-duma
- federation-council
- cryptocurrency
- vasp-regulation
- stablecoin-regulation
- us-crypto-policy