Moscow Exchange Details Clearing and Settlement for Bitcoin, Ether and USDT Trades

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By Dextape Desk · November 4, 2026

Moscow Exchange has outlined the mechanics of its upcoming crypto venue, with bitcoin, ether and USDT trades passing through the group's central clearing and settling same day or on the following day once trading opens December 1. Participants can use same-day and next-day settlement, plus swaps, to manage liquidity. Moscow Exchange revealed the specifics on November 2 and presents the venue as the country's first structured platform for digital currencies. The first stage will consist of pilot deals, with participants joining step by step. Non-qualified investors face limits: they must pass a test under Russian law, and purchases are capped at 300,000 rubles yearly via one broker. The opening list covers only bitcoin, ether and USDT, and MOEX anticipates broadening it later.

Why it matters: It gives brokers linked to MOEX a route to bitcoin via the clearing system they already rely on for securities, placing the exchange alongside banks preparing their own crypto offerings.

Mentioned: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether

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