US$46 billion, this is Sberbank’s forecast of the market size in the first year after Russia’s new cryptocurrency trading rules come into effect. According to The Block, Russia’s largest bank made this prediction before the new regulations officially came into effect.
Russia’s new cryptocurrency regulatory rules will come into effect on September 1, 2026. Sberbank’s estimate of US$46 billion refers to the transaction volume of domestic cryptocurrency exchanges in the first year after the new regulations are implemented. It is the bank’s prediction of the market size, not the actual transaction data that has occurred.
At present, the public information only stops here, including the details of the new regulations and whether Sberbank will directly participate in the exchange business. There has been no further explanation.
