statementSaid on 2026-11-06
The Bank of Russia has permitted non-qualified investors to buy BTC, ETH and USDT.
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ЦБ разрешил неквалам покупать BTC, ETH и USDT
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It is not yet clear how the attempt to gather retail USDT, currently dispersed across thousands of wallets, at the addresses of several depositories that will become trackable within a few days will end, and much will depend on the position of the USDT issuer.predictionThis is the first spot exchange instrument pegged to the dollar in two and a half years, more precisely characterized as an obligation to Tether.statementThe dollar is likely returning to the Moscow Exchange, since the exchange is launching USDT with TOD, TOM settlements and swaps through NCC clearing, repeating the architecture of the old spot (pre-SDN) currency market.predictionProfessional market participants (for example, SberCIB) had doubts about including USDT due to the possibility of freezing, but the Bank of Russia nevertheless included it in the list.statementInstruction 7441-У was signed on 11 September, registered by the Ministry of Justice on 30 October, takes effect on 17 November and sets the list of cryptocurrencies for non-qualified investors: Bitcoin, Ethereum Ether and USD Tether.statement
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