Moscow Exchange Prepares for December Crypto Trading Launch
The Moscow Exchange plans to launch cryptocurrency trading in December, with testing already underway alongside professional market participants.

The Moscow Exchange plans to launch cryptocurrency trading in December, with testing already underway alongside professional market participants.

Starting December 1, 2026, the Moscow Exchange will introduce spot trading for Bitcoin, Ether, and USDT, subject to a 300,000 ₽ annual limit and a mandatory knowledge test for retail investors.

The Moscow Exchange has introduced a new exchange-traded fund that utilizes a multi-agent AI system to manage its portfolio of Russian equities.
The Moscow Exchange has launched Bitcoin perpetual futures, recording $1.3 million in first-day volume for the new instruments.

An independent developer built a Go-based algorithmic trading system for MOEX that utilizes an ensemble of machine learning models and a custom news classifier.

The Moscow Exchange is expanding its derivatives market by introducing perpetual futures for five major cryptocurrency indices starting September 22, 2026.

A student developer has built a CVaR-based algorithmic trading model for the Russian market, featuring a custom ETL pipeline and a backtesting engine designed to simulate real-world trading conditions.
