Moscow Exchange to Launch USDT, Bitcoin and Ether Trading From December 1
Key Takeaways
- •Moscow Exchange will open trading in bitcoin, ether, and Tether's USDT on December 1, 2026, according to an official announcement published on November 2.
- •The daily trading session will run from 06:50 to 23:50 Moscow time, a 17-hour window that exceeds a typical exchange equities session.
- •The addition moves trading of the two largest cryptocurrencies by market value and the largest dollar-pegged stablecoin onto Russia's regulated domestic market infrastructure.
- •The launch builds on Russia's 2024 legalization of cryptocurrency mining and cross-border digital asset settlements under an experimental legal regime with the Bank of Russia as primary regulator.
- •Operational specifics, including trading rules, participant eligibility, and settlement arrangements, are expected to be detailed in the exchange's announcements ahead of launch.
Moscow Exchange to Launch USDT, Bitcoin and Ether Trading From December 1
Russia's largest stock exchange is moving the country's crypto market onshore. Moscow Exchange will open trading in bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH) and Tether's USDT on Dec. 1, 2026, according to an official announcement from the exchange operator published on Monday, Nov. 2.
The trading session will run from 06:50 to 23:50 Moscow time, per the announcement — a 17-hour window that spans most of the day and runs well beyond a typical exchange equities session.
Russia's Largest Exchange Adds Digital Assets
Moscow Exchange operates Russia's principal marketplace for equities, bonds, foreign exchange and derivatives, and its shares trade under the ticker MOEX on its own platform. Adding BTC, ETH and USDT to its order books brings trading in these leading digital assets onto regulated domestic market infrastructure.
That detail is where the significance sits for market participants: rather than relying on platforms operating outside the domestic framework, investors can route bitcoin, ether and stablecoin trading through the same venue that already serves as their access point for Russian stocks, currencies and bonds.
Regulatory Context
The launch follows a series of regulatory steps taken in Russia in recent years. In 2024, Russian authorities legalized cryptocurrency mining and permitted the use of digital assets in cross-border settlements under an experimental legal regime, with the Bank of Russia serving as the primary regulator of the framework. That framework — and its designated regulator — is the backdrop against which the Dec. 1 launch proceeds.
Bitcoin and ether are the two largest cryptocurrencies by market value. USDT, issued by Tether, is the largest US dollar-pegged stablecoin and is used extensively across global crypto markets for trading and settlement.
With the start date set, the exchange's published announcements are the source to watch for operational specifics — trading rules, participant eligibility and settlement arrangements — as launch approaches.
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