Russian crypto expectations for 2026. Cross-border operations based on stablecoins?

In 2025, not a single law regulating cryptocurrency relations was passed in Russia. Meanwhile, about 30 countries, ranging from the EU and US, Hong Kong, and Switzerland to the EAEU members and African countries, have significantly updated their legislation regulating the crypto industry to continue the global trend toward financial decentralization. Stanislav Akulinkin, PhD (Econ.), MBA, member of the RF CCI Council, head of the Digital Technologies and Systems working group of the Public Council at the Federal Property Management Agency, and research fellow at the Institute for Financial Research at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, analyzes the situation in more detail.

In 2025, not a single law regulating cryptocurrency relations was passed in Russia. Meanwhile, about 30 countries, ranging from the EU and US, Hong Kong, and Switzerland to the EAEU members and African countries, have significantly updated their legislation regulating the crypto industry to continue the global trend toward financial decentralization. Stanislav Akulinkin, PhD (Econ.), MBA, member of the RF CCI Council, head of the Digital Technologies and Systems working group of the Public Council at the Federal Property Management Agency, and research fellow at the Institute for Financial Research at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, analyzes the situation in more detail.