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Putin Signs Landmark Crypto Law as Russia Opens Regulated Trading to Investors

Published

6 August 2026

Topic

operational-macro

Sectors

Fintech

Geography

Russia

Source

Read at bitcoinfoundation.org

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Fusion42 · 30 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Russian President Putin has signed a new law that legalises and regulates cryptocurrency trading for investors, opening the market under official oversight.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech.

◆ The Wire takeaway

You need to move fast to navigate Russia's newly legitimised crypto market as official trading opens under regulated conditions, creating fresh opportunities and compliance requirements.

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1 source · 6 Aug 2026

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Fintechcryptocurrencyregulationrussiacrypto-tradinginvestors