Qualified investors, by contrast, will be able to buy any cryptocurrency traded on the exchanges without restriction.
Before making a trade, all investors must pass a test and review the risks of crypto investing.
In July, the State Duma passed a law legalizing the circulation of cryptocurrency in Russia. It set rules for using cryptocurrencies and capped the size of nonqualified investors’ portfolios. At the time, the Central Bank clarified that only Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the stablecoin USDT met the criteria for exchange trading.
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