[Russia's First Year of Regulated Crypto Trading Expected to Reach $46.43 Billion] Odaily Planet Daily News: Anatoly Popov, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Russia's largest bank, Sberbank, stated that the first year of regulated crypto trading in Russia is expected to reach at least 4 trillion rubles, approximately $46.43 billion. The bank predicts that as investors shift to the official trading system, the scale will grow to about 7.5 trillion rubles, approximately $87.06 billion, by 2029. He noted that the majority of crypto trading volume will still occur outside the regulated exchange system, with about 20% of the trading volume in the first year—equivalent to 3.5 trillion to 4 trillion rubles annually—being conducted through exchanges. The relevant framework will take effect on September 1, allowing investors to legally purchase crypto assets through brokers. Non-qualified investors will be allowed to purchase up to 300,000 rubles worth of crypto assets annually through a single licensed intermediary and must pass a risk awareness test; qualified investors will have an investment cap of 3 million rubles. Official exchanges will only be permitted to trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT, while other altcoins will be excluded. Exchanges have until July 1, 2027, to complete their registration. (Bitcoin.com News)