Moscow Exchange Readies Direct Crypto Trading for a December Launch
Moscow Exchange plans to introduce direct trading in Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT on December 1 through its established financial infrastructure.
Moscow Exchange plans to introduce direct trading in Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT on December 1 through its established financial infrastructure. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at ₹75,33,753 ($79,621.00), down 0.7% since this brief published. This is an original Token Times brief synthesising 2 outlets (Bitcoinist, CoinCodex), plus live market data, as of Thu, 05 Nov 2026 13:30:02 UTC.
The planned launch would connect three major digital assets with an established securities-market venue in Russia, potentially broadening access to crypto trading and linking it more closely with the country's traditional financial system.
- Moscow Exchange plans a December 1 crypto trading launch
- Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT are slated for the initial offering
- CoinCodex reports a 300,000-ruble annual retail purchase limit
- Bitcoin trades at $80,197, up 2.49% over 24 hours
Bitcoinist and CoinCodex both report that Moscow Exchange is preparing to launch direct trading in Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT on December 1, with Bitcoinist emphasizing the exchange's established financial infrastructure. Both outlets identify the same three assets, but CoinCodex adds a specific 300,000-ruble annual purchase limit for retail investors that Bitcoinist's supplied summary does not mention. There is no numerical conflict between the outlets; their main difference is emphasis, as CoinCodex focuses on the retail restriction while Bitcoinist frames the development as a broader adoption milestone for Russia.
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- Moscow Exchange Readies Direct Crypto Trading for a December Launch — this brief
Moscow Exchange has published further details about a planned December 1 launch for direct cryptocurrency trading through its existing financial infrastructure. The initial lineup is expected to include 
Bitcoin, 
Ethereum and USDT, placing three of crypto's largest assets by market value on a venue described by Bitcoinist as Russia's largest securities exchange.
The launch represents a link between cryptocurrency trading and an established securities-market operator rather than a separate trading platform unrelated to the country's financial system. Its proposed reach extends beyond Bitcoin: the opening slate would include Ethereum for the second-largest digital asset by market capitalization and USDT, the dollar-linked token whose circulating supply was verified at $177.75 billion by DeFiLlama.
Bitcoinist and CoinCodex corroborate the December 1 target date and the inclusion of Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT. CoinCodex additionally reports that retail investors would face an annual purchase limit of 300,000 rubles. Bitcoinist does not provide that limit in its supplied coverage and instead emphasizes the potential significance of bringing crypto trading onto the exchange's established infrastructure.
The proposal gives investors access to two major cryptocurrencies alongside USDT, a stablecoin used as a crypto market trading and settlement asset. Market data place USDT's circulating supply at $177.75 billion according to DeFiLlama, while its live market capitalization is listed at $178.26 billion. Bitcoin and Ethereum are substantially larger assets, with respective market capitalizations of $1.61 trillion and $295.22 billion.
The broader crypto market was broadly higher, with total capitalization at $2.75 trillion and the Fear & Greed Index at 50, a neutral reading. Bitcoin was $80,197, up 2.49% over 24 hours and 0.14% over seven days; Ethereum was $2,416, up 4.04% and 3.99% over those periods. USDT traded at $0.99936, up 0.03% on both the 24-hour and seven-day measures. The implementation of the December 1 launch, its initial asset roster and whether the reported retail purchase limit will operate as described are the immediate details to monitor.
Since this brief published about 2 hours ago, Bitcoin (BTC) has moved from ₹75,88,253.85$80,197.00 to ₹75,33,752.64$79,621.00 — -0.72%.
The chart plots BTC's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from Token Times's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.
Will Bitcoin dip to $55,000 by December 31, 2026?
Crowd-implied probability on Polymarket, ₹11.48M 24h volume, resolves Jan 1 — snapshotted when this brief published (Nov 5 12:05 UTC). A market price reflects what traders collectively expect; it is not a forecast by Token Times and will have moved since. View the market ↗
At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 BTC ≈ ₹8.41M (about $79,621.00), up 1.5% over 24 hours. The rupee itself trades about 11.6% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Indian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.
Live market data
Current prices for the assets in this story — live, source-stamped, updated every 15 minutes.
Figures and sectors in this story, checked live against on-chain aggregators · November 5, 2026.
Token Times reads these figures directly from on-chain aggregators (DeFiLlama, mempool.space) at build time — independent of what any outlet reported. Sector totals aggregate every protocol DeFiLlama tracks in that category. Values are live and will change.
Moscow Exchange Readies Direct Crypto Trading for a December — questions & answers
When is Moscow Exchange planning to launch crypto trading?
Both Bitcoinist and CoinCodex report a planned launch on December 1.
Which digital assets will be available at launch?
Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT are slated to be the first supported assets.
Will retail investors face a purchase limit?
CoinCodex reports an annual purchase limit of 300,000 rubles for retail investors.
How was the crypto market performing around the announcement?
The total market capitalization was $2.75 trillion, Bitcoin gained 2.49% over 24 hours, and the Fear & Greed Index was neutral at 50.
How much is 1 Bitcoin worth in rupee today?
About ₹8.41M at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Indians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $79,621.00. The rupee price moves with both BTC's US-dollar price and the USDT/INR rate; use our Bitcoin in rupee page for any amount.
Has Bitcoin's price moved since this brief was published?
BTC is down 0.72% since this brief first published — trading at ₹75,33,753 ($79,621.00) now versus ₹75,88,254 ($80,197.00) at publication. Token Times re-checks this figure against CoinGecko and Binance every 15 minutes.
Which outlets reported this story?
This is an original Token Times brief that synthesises reporting from Bitcoinist, CoinCodex, with the key figures cross-checked for agreement across them. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.
Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original Token Times brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.