CB RF Issues First Licenses to Crypto Exchanges and Depositories
The Central Bank of Russia issued the first licenses for operations in the regulated cryptocurrency sector. Just a day after the application process began, organizations were included in the official registries.
Crypto Exchanges
- VTB
- T-Invest Lab
- Zephyr
- System-Crypto
Organizations that received the status of digital depositories:
- VTB
- Sber
- Voltari
- Atomize
- Cloud Infrastructure
Companies have passed verification and can legally operate under their respective statuses. The current list of financial market participants is available on the official website of the Central Bank.
Plans to launch operations with digital currencies have already been announced. Sber plans to start work on December 1, using built-in features of familiar services without creating a separate app.








