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Retail investor purchase limits and mandatory risk testing will constrain near-term demand growth from non-qualified investors

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"Under the draft rules, non-qualified investors could buy up to 300,000 rubles worth of eligible crypto each year through each intermediary. The central bank said the measures aim to protect non-qualified investors from sharp and unpredictable cryptocurrency price movements."

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