The Russian State Duma Financial Market Committee has prepared amendments for the second reading of the crypto regulatory bill. It plans that, starting September 1, 2026, qualified investors will be allowed to purchase foreign stablecoins such as USDT and USDC, along with other digital instruments, through Russian regulated infrastructure. The Bank of Russia will classify such stablecoins as “foreign digital rights” rather than cryptocurrencies. Non-qualified investors may only trade the relevant assets that the central bank has included in a publicly available circulated list, and the above restrictions do not apply when using them for foreign trade settlement. (Interfax)