Alfa-Bank tests crypto trading in Russia

Russia’s Alfa-Bank has reportedly started testing crypto trading through its Alfa-Investments app.
Select qualified investors can access assets including $BTC, $ETH, $SOL, and Litecoin.
The move suggests Russia’s largest private bank is moving from crypto planning into actual product testing.
For digital assets, the bigger signal is that regulated banking channels are becoming more interested in crypto access, even in complex policy environments.
The key question is how quickly regulation allows this to scale beyond a limited qualified-investor rollout.