Russia nag-plano ng crypto rules habang ₱37.54 bilyong pang-araw-araw na volume ay nag-push ng regulation

₱37.54 bilyong ($648 million) — yan ang daily crypto spending ng mga Russian araw-araw, ayon sa data ng Finance Ministry.

Kinakalkula ng ministry ang figure gamit ang data mula sa Rosfinmonitoring's Transparent Blockchain platform. Lahat ng ito nangyayari sa unregulated spaces na wala sa kontrol ng government. Si Deputy Finance Minister Ivan Chebeskov ay nagsabi na milyun-milyong Russian citizens ang involved sa crypto trading, representing trillions of rubles worth ng purchases at savings. Ang crypto derivatives at blockchain-powered financial instruments market lang ay lumaki na beyond ₱753.17 bilyong ($13 billion).

Nag-race na ngayon ang Moscow para i-regulate ang massive market na ito. Si Vladimir Chistyukhin, First Deputy Chairman ng Russian Central Bank, ay nagsabi na i-approve ng lawmakers ang bagong crypto regulations during ng spring session ng State Duma, with scheduled vote by end ng June 2026. Both ang government at central bank ay sumusuporta na sa regulation push. Mag-compile ang Central Bank ng approved list ng cryptocurrencies likely including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, at Toncoin.

Makikita ang retail investors na may 300,000 ruble annual purchase cap (approximately ₱191,189 ($3,300) to ₱231,744 ($4,000)) at mandatory risk-awareness tests before mag-trade. Ang regulations ay focus mainly sa exchanges at may penalties para sa platforms na walang operating permits. Moscow Exchange at St. Petersburg Exchange both confirmed ready na silang mag-launch ng crypto trading platforms once mag-take effect ang regulations on July 1, 2027. Multiple Russian banks ay nagsabi rin na ready na sila mag-provide ng crypto-related services once mag-roll out ang legislation.

Nag-come ang regulatory push habang nag-hit ng new highs ang Russia-linked sanctions evasion. TRM Labs data shows na ang ruble-pegged stablecoin A7A5 nag-process ng ₱4.17 trilyong ($72 billion) sa sanctions activity during 2025, habang ang A7 wallet cluster ay nag-move ng ₱2.26 trilyong ($39 billion). Nag-jump ang illicit crypto volume ng 145% year-over-year from 2024 to 2025, reaching ₱9.15 trilyong ($158 billion). Nearly lahat ng inflows to sanctioned entities in 2025 ay gumamit ng stablecoins rather than non-stable cryptocurrencies, with 95% coming through stablecoin channels.

Over 20 million Russian citizens na ang gumagamit ng digital assets, with Chebeskov noting na patuloy ang cryptocurrency adoption sa buong bansa.