Crypto trading is prohibited for residents of Russia. This page explains the position, who regulates it, and what that means in practice, rather than listing platforms you cannot legally use.
Restricted in Russia. This is the hardest market on this list. International sanctions mean most major exchanges have withdrawn or restrict Russian residents, and Binance exited entirely in 2023. Domestic law permits mining and cross border settlement in specific circumstances while prohibiting crypto payments internally. Anyone trading here faces real counterparty risk on top of everything else.
Mining and disposals are taxable under rules introduced in 2024 and 2025. This is general information and not tax advice. Rules change and enforcement varies, so confirm your own position with a qualified adviser before filing.
This is the hardest market on this list. International sanctions mean most major exchanges have withdrawn or restrict Russian residents, and Binance exited entirely in 2023. Domestic law permits mining and cross border settlement in specific circumstances while prohibiting crypto payments internally. Anyone trading here faces real counterparty risk on top of everything else. We are not going to route you toward a workaround. If the rules change we will update this page.
If you are researching this because you are moving country, or because you hold crypto already and want to understand your position, the pages below cover the underlying mechanics rather than where to buy.
Crypto trading is prohibited for residents of Russia, so we do not recommend an exchange. This is the hardest market on this list. International sanctions mean most major exchanges have withdrawn or restrict Russian residents, and Binance exited entirely in 2023. Domestic law permits mining and cross border settlement in specific circumstances while prohibiting crypto payments internally. Anyone trading here faces real counterparty risk on top of everything else.
Legal to hold, but the regulated route is limited or absent. This is the hardest market on this list. International sanctions mean most major exchanges have withdrawn or restrict Russian residents, and Binance exited entirely in 2023. Domestic law permits mining and cross border settlement in specific circumstances while prohibiting crypto payments internally. Anyone trading here faces real counterparty risk on top of everything else.
Mining and disposals are taxable under rules introduced in 2024 and 2025. This is general information rather than tax advice, and you should confirm your own position with a qualified adviser.
Bank of Russia. Rules change quickly, so check the regulator's own register before trusting any platform's claim to be licensed.
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Risk warning: crypto assets are highly volatile and largely unregulated. You can lose everything you put in. Nothing here is financial, investment or tax advice. Availability and rules change constantly, so always confirm on the exchange's own site and with your own regulator before depositing.
