Sberbank announces pilot loan collateralized by mined crypto on December 26, 2025
On December 26, 2025, Sberbank said it issued a pilot corporate loan to Intelion Data JSC secured by cryptocurrency mined in Russia. The bank used its Rutoken storage to hold the pledged assets and framed the test as groundwork for future rules, while lawmakers target July 1, 2026 for adopting comprehensive crypto regulation in the country.