Regulation
Neutral
Sberbank joins Russian crypto exchange register for December launch
Image: AMBCryptoSberbank joined the Bank of Russia register of crypto exchange organizations. The bank plans to launch crypto trading on December 1. Services will run inside existing apps without a separate platform. Retail investors face an annual investment cap of 300,000 roubles, which is about $3.5K per year. The central bank admitted the initial entries under transitional provisions of the law on digital currencies.
Key points
- Sberbank joined the Bank of Russia register of crypto exchange organizations on Monday.
- The central bank approval allows Sberbank to buy and sell digital currencies on its own account.
- Sberbank plans to launch crypto trading services starting on December 1.
Why it matters
The regulatory approvals allow Russia-based institutional and retail investors to access crypto trading and custody through existing banking interfaces like SberBank Online and SberBusiness.
What's unclear
One report states the total list of approved exchange firms reached ten, while the other report states the list reached nine.
Sources · 2 publishers
AMBCrypto
Tier 2
Russia’s Sberbank to offer crypto trading from December 1 – What’s changing?
Coverage timeline
- First reported by CryptoPotato
- Also reported by AMBCrypto
- CryptoVideos brief published
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