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Since September 1, the law “On Digital Currencies and Digital Rights” has been in force in Russia, regulating the circulation of cryptocurrencies.
The Moscow Exchange plans to provide the opportunity to conclude transactions with cryptocurrencies from December 1. This was announced by Boris Blokhin, senior managing director for sales and business development of the trading platform, as quoted by Interfax.
It is clarified that for operations they will use a partner settlement digital depository, with which market participants will be able to open accounts.
“We are actively testing. We started a week ago,” said a representative of the Moscow Exchange, emphasizing that no additional permits or licenses will be needed to start trading.
In Russia, the law “On Digital Currencies and Digital Rights” came into force on September 1, which creates comprehensive regulation of the circulation of cryptocurrencies in the country. Transactions with them will be possible through exchanges, brokers and trustees, as well as through crypto exchangers and digital depositories.
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The launch of cryptocurrency trading on the Moscow Exchange on December 1.
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