Russian Central Bank Caps Crypto Holdings at 25% Equity for Professionals

Regulatory draft limits professional crypto exposure to 25% of equity, mandating custodial registration for risk assessment. Retail spending capped at 300k rubles annually.

Woofun AI reports that the Russian Central Bank has issued a regulatory draft requiring professional market participants, including brokers and exchanges, to cap crypto asset holdings at 25% of their total equity. The proposal mandates that these assets be registered with custody institutions to allow regulators to verify existence and assess credit and market risks. While the State Duma has approved a framework permitting qualified and unqualified investors to trade cryptocurrencies, unqualified investors face an annual spending limit of 300,000 rubles. Cryptocurrencies remain prohibited as domestic payment instruments but are permitted for cross-border settlements by import and export entities.