The Moscow Exchange will launch Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether trading starting December 1, 2026

Odaily Report: Russia's largest stock exchange, the Moscow Exchange (MOEX), has announced that it will open digital currency trading services to financial market participants starting December 1, 2026. Trading will be conducted using the existing equity market's technical infrastructure and will be integrated into the unified clearing system of the National Clearing Centre, with trading hours from 06:50 to 23:50 Moscow time daily. The initial supported assets will be Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether, offering both address-free and address-based trading modes, and supporting same-day settlement, next-day settlement, and swap instruments. Trading will initially be launched on a pilot basis, with market participants onboarding gradually based on system readiness; the exchange stated that more international and Russian domestic digital assets will be gradually added in the future.