The Bank of Russia has prepared new rules under which cryptocurrency accounting will be used when calculating prudential standards for professional market participants. These indicators help determine whether companies have enough of their own funds and how stable their financial position is. The draft directive has already been submitted for regulatory impact assessment. The new…
Starting September 1, bitcoin in Russia receives a new legal framework: the law “On Digital Currencies and Digital Rights” comes into force, opening the door to the legal circulation of crypto assets and potentially attracting large sums from private and institutional investors to the market. Federal Law No. 282-FZ of 04.08.2026 introduces basic rules for…
In 2026, bitcoin found itself at the center of one of the harshest downturns in the crypto market since the FTX collapse: after an autumn high of around $126,000, it had lost more than 45–50% of its value by June. Russian experts attribute the drop not only to market volatility, but also to geopolitical anxiety…