Moscow Exchange Plans Crypto Trading – Who Holds the Coins?

Key Takeaways Moscow Exchange is testing crypto transactions with professional market participants. Published reporting has not established whether retail users can withdraw BTC, ETH or USDT onchain. The 300,000-ruble annual cap applies to unqualified investors, according to Interfax. The trade may be simple; the ownership structure is not Interfax reported that Moscow Exchange plans to begin crypto transactions on December 1 after starting tests with professional participants. Boris Blokhin, the exchange’s senior managing director for sales and business development, said the service would use a partner settlement digital depository, where market participants would open accounts.