[Russia Plans to Restrict Non-Professional Investors from Purchasing Foreign Stablecoins] According to Bits.media, the final version of Russia's cryptocurrency regulation bill introduces new restrictions, proposing to prohibit non-professional investors from purchasing foreign stablecoins. This group encompasses the vast majority of the country's residents. The bill introduces two new concepts: 'foreign digital instruments' and 'non-deliverable foreign digital instruments,' with collateral-backed stablecoins classified under the latter. Qualified investors will be allowed to purchase foreign digital instruments, while non-qualified investors will only be able to buy specific assets listed on a special list by the central bank. At the end of June, the Russian Central Bank proposed a draft framework for stablecoin regulation, requiring all transactions to be conducted under state control, either through exchanges or authorized exchange points. Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina previously expressed a 'cautious attitude' toward foreign stablecoins, citing concerns that their issuers could freeze assets in users' wallets.