Russia legalizes retail Bitcoin trading from November 22, Digi Mart USA News (Russia): The Central Bank of Russia has formalized access to bitcoin trading for individuals starting November 22, 2026. At the same time, traditional financial institutions are accelerating their adoption of cryptocurrency, with Deutsche Bank launching a bitcoin custody service.
Bitcoin trading in Russia becomes officially legal and regulated for the general public starting November 22, 2026. Registered with the Ministry of Justice under No. 88991, Ordinance No. 7441-U of the Bank of Russia takes effect November 17 and authorizes the first transactions from November 22.
The measure applies directly to resident, non-qualified individual investors, who until now had operated in a regulatory gray zone. They will be able to buy bitcoin legally from brokers, national exchanges such as the Moscow Exchange, and banks registered with the central bank.
Each investor must pass a mandatory risk assessment test to verify their knowledge of the crypto market.
The ordinance, signed by Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina, sets a short list of digital currencies that transaction organizers may admit to public circulation. It includes Bitcoin (BTC, XBT), Ether (ETH), and the foreign digital instrument USD Tether (USDT).
By formally including bitcoin and USDT in its legal financial framework, Moscow aims to channel popular demand while offering a regulated digital alternative to international banking sanctions.
Russia’s move reflects a broader global shift in which traditional finance is no longer trying to fight bitcoin but to integrate it. In Germany, Deutsche Bank, a banking group with $2.2 trillion in assets, has officially launched its institutional bitcoin custody service (BTC Custody) for institutional clients and companies, a step the article describes as historic.
The publisher notes that these developments align with the long-term view of figures such as Michael Saylor, who has argued that bitcoin has been preparing its monetary dominance for centuries. Banks are increasingly becoming custodians of the network, holding millions of bitcoins for clients.
The article characterizes this as evidence that bitcoin has moved beyond a purely speculative asset toward infrastructure for the financial system of the future.
Between Russia’s legalization of bitcoin trading from November 22 and Deutsche Bank’s custody launch, bitcoin’s path toward global adoption continues, the article concludes, with the asset gaining recognition as a fixture of the global monetary landscape despite tension between state regulation and bank adoption.
