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Russia's Sberbank Approved to Trade Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT

The bank will launch the service to its 110 million retail clients in December after securing exchange authorization.

3 publishers · 5 articles · first seen 13 Oct 2026 · updated 22d ago

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First reported by CoinDesk, 1h 19m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

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How the odds moved · Will the Bank of Russia increase the key rate after the October Meeting?
0%50%100%0%16 Sept, 10:23 UTCnowCoinDesk: Russia’s largest bank Sberbank secures approval to trade crypto · 13 Oct, 11:02 UTCdecrypt.co: Russia Will Soon Ban Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Trading, Central Bank Confirms · 15 Oct, 20:31 UTCCointelegraph.com News: Russia to ban direct peer-to-peer crypto trades starting July 2027 · 15 Oct, 14:22 UTCdecrypt.co: Russia's Biggest Bank Sberbank Wins Approval to Trade Bitcoin · 14 Oct, 19:46 UTCCointelegraph.com News: Russia clears Sberbank for crypto trading ahead of December launch · 13 Oct, 12:22 UTC

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The story so far

3 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 13 Oct 2026. CoinDesk published first, on 13 October at 11:02 UTC; Cointelegraph.com News followed 1h 20m later. The most recent article, from decrypt.co, appeared on 15 October at 20:31 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: CoinDesk (major outlet), Cointelegraph.com News, decrypt.co.

One prediction market prices this story:

  • Will the Bank of Russia increase the key rate after the October Meeting? — resolved “No” on 23 Oct 2026. The outcome depends on whether the Bank of Russia raises its key rate following the October 23, 2026 meeting compared to the level before that meeting. The market resolves based on the official press release from the Bank of Russia listed on its calendar. Readers often mistake the announcement date for the deadline or assume no change counts as a decrease.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Will the Bank of Russia increase the key rate after the October Meeting? at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. CoinDeskRussia’s largest bank Sberbank secures approval to trade crypto3%
  2. Cointelegraph.com NewsRussia clears Sberbank for crypto trading ahead of December launch3%
  3. decrypt.coRussia's Biggest Bank Sberbank Wins Approval to Trade Bitcoin3%
  4. Cointelegraph.com NewsRussia to ban direct peer-to-peer crypto trades starting July 20273%
  5. decrypt.coRussia Will Soon Ban Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Trading, Central Bank Confirms1%▼3 points since the previous source
  6. Market resolved: No

Sources

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  1. Russia’s largest bank Sberbank secures approval to trade crypto CoinDesk ·
  2. Russia Will Soon Ban Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Trading, Central Bank Confirms decrypt.co
  3. Russia to ban direct peer-to-peer crypto trades starting July 2027 Cointelegraph.com News
  4. Russia's Biggest Bank Sberbank Wins Approval to Trade Bitcoin decrypt.co
  5. Russia clears Sberbank for crypto trading ahead of December launch Cointelegraph.com News

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  • Resolved Will the Bank of Russia increase the key rate after the October Meeting? No 15d ago
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