US EditionBlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Futures Debut in Moscow as Fund Hits Top 25
- On June 4, Moscow Exchange launched Bitcoin futures contracts based on BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust for qualified investors in Russia.
- The launch followed the Bank of Russia’s May 2025 approval allowing banks to offer crypto-linked derivatives only to accredited investors while forbidding physical crypto delivery.
- IBIT, introduced in January 2024, rapidly grew to become one of the 25 largest global ETFs with $72.4 billion in assets, attracting over $48 billion in inflows.
- The futures contracts, quoted in U.S. Dollars and settled in rubles with quarterly expirations starting September 2025, offer a regulated way to gain Bitcoin price exposure without owning the asset.
- This development reflects Russia’s cautious but growing institutional adoption of crypto products, enabling qualified investors controlled access amid continued central bank warnings against direct retail crypto investments.
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Russia’s Biggest Stock Exchange Debuts BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Futures ETF for Trading - The Daily Hodl
The biggest stock exchange by volume in Russia is adding futures for asset management titan BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), one of the biggest exchange-traded funds in the world, to its suite of products.
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