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15 related laws
| Law / Regulation ↕ | Jurisdiction ↕ | Status ↕ | Effective ↕ | Topics | Summary | Official Source |
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| Bank of Russia Digital Financial Asset Operator Register RegimeBank of Russia Regulation No. 746-P; Federal Law No. 259-FZ · Regulation · Added Sep 17, 2026 | RURussia | Effective | Feb 09, 2021 | Licensing & RegistrationMarket Structure & Regulatory Perimeter+2 more | Russia’s in-force admission regime for legal entities operating DFA issuance systems or DFA exchanges. The Bank of Russia approves operator rules, verifies eligibility, maintains … | publication.pravo.gov.ru ↗ |
| Federal Law No. 340-FZ: Russia’s Digital Ruble FrameworkFederal Law No. 340-FZ of July 24, 2023 · Act · Added Sep 17, 2026 | RURussia | Effective | Aug 01, 2023 | AML / CFTcbdcs-state-issued-tokens+3 more | Russia’s statutory framework for digital-ruble accounts and transfers. It makes the Bank of Russia the platform operator, establishes access and account rules, protects account se… | publication.pravo.gov.ru ↗ |
| Russia Experimental Legal Regime for Cross-Border Crypto SettlementsFederal Law No. 223-FZ (8 Aug. 2024) · Regulation · Added Sep 17, 2026 | RURussia | Effective | Sep 01, 2024 | AML / CFTMarket Structure & Regulatory Perimeter+2 more | Russia’s 2024 amendments let the Bank of Russia run a limited experimental legal regime for digital-currency settlements in foreign trade. | publication.pravo.gov.ru ↗ |
| Russia’s Illegal Digital Currency Mining Criminal Liability BillState Duma Bill No. 1193493-8 · Bill · Added Sep 17, 2026 | RURussia | In Committee | — | Licensing & RegistrationEnforcement & Asset Recovery+1 more | Russian government bill proposing criminal penalties for unregistered digital currency mining or mining-infrastructure services that cause large harm or generate large income. A S… | sozd.duma.gov.ru ↗ |
| Russia Federal Law No. 259-FZ on Digital Financial Assets and Digital CurrencyFederal Law No. 259-FZ of July 31, 2020 · Act · Added Sep 17, 2026 | RURussia | Effective | Jan 01, 2021 | Licensing & Registrationtokenization+3 more | Russia’s framework for issuing and trading digital financial assets, supervising registered operators, restricting domestic crypto payments, and regulating mining. In force since … | publication.pravo.gov.ru ↗ |
| Federal Law No. 258-FZ: Experimental Legal Regimes in RussiaFederal Law No. 258-FZ of July 31, 2020 · Act · Added Sep 17, 2026 | RURussia | Effective | Jan 28, 2021 | AML / CFTConsumer Protection+3 more | Russia’s framework for time-limited experimental legal regimes in digital and technological innovation. It covers the financial market and supports Bank of Russia-supervised digit… | publication.pravo.gov.ru ↗ |
| Russia Draft Digital Currency Market Regulation FrameworkBill No. 1194918-8; companion Bill No. 1194929-8 · Bill · Added Sep 17, 2026 | RURussia | In Committee | — | Consumer ProtectionLicensing & Registration+3 more | Russian legislative package proposing a Bank of Russia-supervised market for digital currencies and digital rights, with regulated intermediaries, tiered investor access, mining r… | sozd.duma.gov.ru ↗ |
| Russia Draft Criminal Liability for Unlicensed Digital Currency ActivityRussian State Duma Bill No. 1209607-8 · Bill · Added Sep 17, 2026 | RURussia | In Committee | — | Licensing & RegistrationEnforcement & Asset Recovery+1 more | Russian Bill No. 1209607-8 would create Criminal Code Article 171.7 for unlawfully organizing digital-currency circulation involving large damage or income. It is awaiting first r… | sozd.duma.gov.ru ↗ |
| Bank of Russia Digital Financial Asset Exchange Operator Register RegimeRegulation No. 746-P; Federal Law No. 259-FZ, Arts. 10-11 · Regulation · Added Sep 17, 2026 | RURussia | Effective | Feb 09, 2021 | AML / CFTLicensing & Registration+3 more | The Bank of Russia requires eligible legal entities to obtain approval of DFA exchange rules and entry in the official register before acting as exchange operators, subject to cap… | pravo.gov.ru ↗ |
| Federal Law No. 115-FZ: AML/CFT Regime for Digital Currency ActivityFederal Law of August 7, 2001 No. 115-FZ · Act · Added Sep 17, 2026 | RURussia | Effective | Feb 01, 2002 | AML / CFTEnforcement & Asset Recovery+2 more | Russia’s general AML/CFT statute treats digital currency as property and applies identification, risk-control, reporting, freezing, recordkeeping, and anti-tipping-off duties to s… | pravo.gov.ru ↗ |
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