{"id":30180,"date":"2025-06-04T13:17:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T13:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=30180"},"modified":"2025-06-04T13:17:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T13:17:07","slug":"moscow-exchange-launches-bitcoin-futures-for-qualified-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=30180","title":{"rendered":"Moscow Exchange Launches Bitcoin Futures for Qualified Investors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The Moscow Exchange has launched bitcoin BTC-linked futures contracts on Wednesday, yet the product is only available for qualified investors.<\/p>\n<p>The futures, seemingly tied to the value of the U.S.-listed iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), will be quoted in U.S. dollars per lot, though settlement will be handled in Russian rubles.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange said it would offer quarterly futures with the first expiration in September 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/economy\/1968239\">TASS reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The launch builds on momentum from other Russian financial players exploring crypto exposure without direct asset ownership. The Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange, TASS adds, has been testing similar cash-settled futures.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s largest bank Sberbank is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/markets\/2025\/06\/02\/russias-largest-bank-sberbank-launches-structured-bonds-tied-to-bitcoin\">launching bitcoin futures<\/a> along with the Moscow Exchange. Sberbank\u2019s offerings also include structure bonds that track the price of bitcoin and the dollar-to-ruble exchange rate.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s central bank, long skeptical of crypto markets, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/policy\/2025\/05\/29\/russia-says-financial-institutions-can-offer-crypto-linked-instruments-to-qualified-investors\">approved last month<\/a> the offering of securities and derivatives tied to cryptocurrencies, but only for qualified investors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Moscow Exchange has launched bitcoin BTC-linked futures contracts on Wednesday, yet the product is only available for qualified investors. The futures, seemingly tied to the value of the U.S.-listed iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), will be quoted in U.S. dollars per lot, though settlement will be handled in Russian rubles. The exchange said it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-30180","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30180\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}