Central Bank Adds SPIMEX to Digital Assets Registry
The Central Bank of Russia added SPIMEX to the registry of operators of information systems for issuing digital financial assets, enabling the exchange to offer digital securities to corporate clients and its customers.
Consensus
- The Central Bank of Russia included SPIMEX in the registry of operators of information systems for digital financial assets (ЦФА).
- The inclusion allows SPIMEX to issue digital financial assets for the corporate sector.
- The inclusion makes the digital asset instrument available to SPIMEX's clients.
- SPIMEX is now one of 25 registered operators in the system.
- Digital financial assets are digital equivalents of traditional securities and are recorded in blockchain systems.
Points of divergence
- SPIMEX became the sixth operator included in the registry in 2026. — vedomosti
- On June 25, the Central Bank included VTB Bank in the registry of ЦФА-platform operators. — vedomosti
- VTB previously issued ЦФА through LLC VTB Capital Trading. — vedomosti
- Experts expect the total volume of issued ЦФА to reach 1.4–1.5 trillion rubles by the end of 2026. — vedomosti
- The volume of issued ЦФА reached about 1.1 trillion rubles in 2025, more than double the previous year's figure. — vedomosti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Central Bank included St. Petersburg Exchange in the register of digital asset exchange operators — Коммерсантъ
- Central Bank included St. Petersburg Exchange in the registry of CFA platforms operators — Ведомости