# Moscow Exchange Plans Digital-Asset Trading With 300,000-Ruble Annual Cap Per Broker By John Kim Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/50491 Published: 2026-11-07T01:44:14.000Z Updated: 2026-11-07T01:44:14.000Z Section: Business > Retail investors must pass a test, and the exchange plans a phased pilot on its stock-market platform, with clearing by the National Clearing Center. Moscow Exchange plans to start digital-asset trading Dec. 1, offering Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and USDT, with retail purchases limited to 300,000 rubles a year through a single broker. Retail investors must pass a test to participate. Trading will use the exchange’s stock-market platform, and the National Clearing Center will handle clearing. The service is set to begin with pilot trading, with participants joining gradually. The stated trading window converts to 10:50 p.m. ET the previous day (03:50 UTC) through 3:50 p.m. ET (20:50 UTC) on Dec. 1. Moscow Exchange’s [earlier plan for a Dec. 1 crypto-trading launch]() set the target date. The latest details add a retail purchase limit, a testing requirement and the planned trading and clearing setup. ## Links in this article - [earlier plan for a Dec. 1 crypto-trading launch](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/27972)