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Oct 7, 2026
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byChayanika Deka
forCryptoPotato
Russia has registered its first digital asset operators under rules effective September 1, adding five firms to its digital depository register and four to its crypto exchange register. Major banks Sberbank and VTB Bank are among the approved operators, marking progress toward regulated crypto services in Russia.
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Russia has taken a major step toward a regulated crypto market. The Bank of Russia has registered the country’s first digital asset operators under rules that came into force on September 1st.
The regulator added five firms to its digital depository register and four to its crypto exchange register. Sberbank is among the newly approved custodians. VTB Bank was listed in both categories.
