Maozi Exchange is also getting on board; the real deal will be revealed at the end of the year.

Viktor Zhidkov, Chairman of the Management Committee of Russia's largest securities exchange, the Moscow Exchange (MOEX), announced that the exchange plans to start building and testing its technical infrastructure in early summer this year, with the hope of officially launching actual cryptocurrency trading operations by the end of the year. It is reported that during the initial launch, the Central Bank of Russia will strictly control the types of assets, and it is expected to support only 3 to 5 of the most popular mainstream cryptocurrencies. At the same time, trading of related assets will follow the exchange's standard business hours, and there are no plans to implement 24/7 trading for now.