
Russia's Finance Ministry: Over 10 Million Russian Crypto Wallets Held Abroad
- —Chebeskov: at least 10 million Russian crypto wallets exist in foreign infrastructure
- —Russia's crypto regulation law took effect this month
- —Trading is allowed only via licensed brokers, depositories and exchangers registered with the central bank
- —Non-qualified investors are capped at 300,000 rubles per year through a single intermediary
Why it matters: Russia is trying to pull citizens' crypto assets into its regulated perimeter, which could reshape market structure and exchange access.
Source: Cryptocurrency.tech