[Russia Plans to Block Foreign Crypto Exchange Websites by 2026] According to reports, Russia plans to block foreign crypto exchange websites by the summer of 2026 to direct crypto activities to locally licensed platforms, reduce capital outflows, and strengthen regulation. New legislation is expected to advance in the spring, involving technical filtering by Roskomnadzor. Russia's daily crypto trading volume is approximately 50 billion rubles, with most transactions occurring overseas. Traders pay around $15 billion in commissions annually to global exchanges. Sergey Shvetsov, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Moscow Exchange, stated that local platforms will compete for this market. Experts believe that completely blocking foreign platforms will be challenging and may push activities toward less transparent channels.