Regulation· ★★★★· bullish·

Sberbank Tests Bitcoin, Ether and USDT Trading Inside Its Banking App

  • —Pilot covers buying, selling, depositing and withdrawing crypto in Sberbank Online
  • —Bitcoin, Ether and USDT are among the first supported assets, with more possibly included
  • —Bank of Russia admitted Sberbank as one of five digital depositories on October 6
  • —Broader customer access is planned for December 1, 2026, subject to the regulatory framework
Why it matters: Russia's largest bank embedding crypto trading in its mass-market app could accelerate the legalization of digital assets in the country.
#BTC#ETH#USDT
Source: Crypto Daily
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