Moscow Exchange to Launch 4 New Crypto Indexes in 2026

Russia's Moscow Exchange, the country's largest securities market, will launch four new cryptocurrency indexes tracking Solana, XRP, TRON and BNB on May 13, 2026, expanding its offerings beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum for professional investors.

The indexes, to be listed under the tickers MOEXSOL, MOEXXRP, MOEXTRX and MOEXBNB, will use pricing data aggregated from four major global exchanges according to their trading volume shares: Binance at 50 percent, Bybit at 20 percent, OKX at 15 percent and Bitget at 15 percent. Starting the same date, all cryptocurrency indexes on the platform, including the existing MOEXBTC and MOEXETH launched in 2025, will update every 15 seconds during trading hours and weekend sessions. Previously, they were calculated once daily and published by 6 p.m. Moscow time.

These benchmarks are designed to underpin derivatives products rather than enable direct cryptocurrency trading or ownership. Under current regulations from Russia's central Bank of Russia, such instruments are available only to qualified professional investors and prohibit actual delivery of digital assets. The exchange already trades futures tied to its Bitcoin and Ethereum indexes, as...