According to CryptoSlate, the Central Bank of Russia stated that some exporters and importers can use cryptocurrencies for cross-border settlements under foreign trade agreements within the experimental legal regime (ELR). This regime shifts crypto settlements from informal alternative pathways to regulated experiments, but is limited to selected participants and transaction types.

The actual usability of this channel still depends on counterparties, wallets, exchanges, issuers, custodians, liquidity providers, and sanctions compliance reviews; there is currently no public information showing the list of approved ELR participants, asset portfolios, counterparties, or settlement volumes.