According to CoinMeta, on October 12th, the Russian Central Bank included Sberbank in the register of institutions authorized to trade digital currencies, allowing them to buy and sell cryptocurrencies. Sberbank plans to launch its first batch of cryptocurrency products on Sberbank Online, Sberinvestments, and Sberbusiness starting from December 1st, supporting Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT issued by Tether. Retail investors are allowed to trade up to 300,000 rubles per year and must pass a knowledge test. However, using cryptocurrencies to pay for goods within Russia is still illegal.