The Moscow Stock Exchange (MOEX) is preparing to expand its range of crypto products in 2026 by launching new futures contracts linked to major digital assets, including Solana (SOL), Ripple (XRP) and Tron (TRX), according to an interview with an executive conducted by RBC newspaper.
The exchange, which already calculates and trades futures on its Bitcoin and Ethereum indices, revealed plans to launch three new cryptocurrency indices that reflect the price dynamics of Solana, Ripple and Tron, and then offer futures based on each of these indices.
Maria Selkina, chief director of the derivatives group at the Moscow Stock Exchange, told RBC on the “Investment Hour” show that expanding the exchange’s portfolio of crypto assets was a priority for the coming year, starting with some of the “leading names” in the market.
“During this year we will expand the pairs and it is likely that the main names that will definitely be among the first will be Solana, Ripple and Tron… After that we will see how things go,” Selkina said.
Index basis is key to launching futures
Selkina emphasized that digital currency futures on digital currency futures trading platforms require fundamental indicators as reference prices, explaining that futures cannot exist without clearly defined and published standards.
Currently, the Moscow Stock Exchange calculates the Bitcoin and Ethereum indices according to a transparent methodology available on its website, and futures contracts linked to these indices are actively traded on the derivatives market.
“We develop cryptocurrency indicators for the Moscow Stock Exchange, calculate them according to a methodology and publish them on the website,” Selkina said. “A futures contract cannot be launched without an underlying asset. Naturally, the indicators must appear, they must be calculated and published, and only after that can the futures contract appear. Otherwise, a futures contract cannot exist.”
The new futures contracts will be cash-settled – like existing contracts for Bitcoin and Ethereum – meaning they do not involve physical delivery of the underlying digital currency, in accordance with current Bank of Russia regulations.
These cash-settled futures contracts will expire monthly and follow the same design framework as the already available Bitcoin and Ethereum futures contracts.
According to current Russian law, derivatives products linked to cryptocurrency indices on the Moscow Stock Exchange will only be available to qualified investors.
Perpetual futures and options under consideration
In addition to new index futures, the exchange also plans to introduce perpetual futures with no expiry date that will keep the price close to the index through pricing mechanisms including Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Selkina confirmed that after expanding the range of futures pairs, the exchange also plans to introduce perpetual futures and options on the same indices.
“After expanding the list of futures to include other pairs, we also plan to add perpetual futures and options. But all this will be added gradually. The perpetual futures contract will be on the same index that currently has a monthly futures contract,” Selkina said.
This development represents another step for one of Russia’s largest financial markets towards institutionalizing crypto derivatives trading within existing regulatory frameworks, providing professional and institutional traders with more tools for exposure, hedging and price discovery of digital assets.
Russia limits cryptocurrency buyers to $4,000 per year
The Russian Duma also plans to pass a law by July 1, 2026 to create a two-tier access system for cryptocurrencies that would limit unqualified investors to 300,000 rubles ($4,000) per year, while giving qualified investors unlimited purchasing power, according to Anatoly Aksakov, head of the State Duma Financial Markets Committee, in an interview with Parliamentskaya Gazeta.
Russia plans to limit retail cryptocurrency purchases to $4,000 per year while granting qualified investors unlimited access under a new framework finalized by July 2026.#Russia #Cryptohttps://t.co/0aveamL0FJ
– Cryptonews.com (@cryptonews) January 29, 2026
The framework, based on a concept presented by the Bank of Russia to the government in December, would treat cryptocurrencies and stablecoins as tradable monetary assets while prohibiting their use for domestic payments.
The article Moscow Stock Exchange Plans to Launch Futures for Solana, Ripple and Tron While Expanding Set of Digital Currency Indices appeared first on Cryptonews Arabic.
