Russia Passes Landmark Crypto Law, Setting State-Run Rails for Sanctioned Trade
Bitcoin Magazine Russia Passes Landmark Crypto Law, Setting State-Run Rails for Sanctioned Trade Russia's parliament passed its first comprehensive crypto law, creating a state-regulated framework for exchanges and investors. This post Russia Passes Landmark Crypto Law, Setting State-Run Rails for
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Russia's new crypto law creates state-supervised rails for settling trade outside dollar channels — not because the ruble is strong, but because Swift access is gone. The measure does not legalise Bitcoin as money; it establishes a licensing regime for exchanges and opens a compliance corridor for cross-border flows. When a state that prints ₽27 trillion a year in deficits builds crypto infrastructure, it is not adopting sound money — it is routing around sanctions.