The Bank of Russia published a draft directive on Aug. 11 that would let non-qualified investors buy digital assets through brokers, crypto exchanges or managers—within a strict annual ceiling. "We're setting a limit on the purchase of cryptocurrencies for non-qualified investors," the central bank said in a separate notice. Which coins, and why only threeThe draft names exactly three tokens cleared for public exchange trading: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tether's USDT. "The list of digital currencies that the trading organizer is entitled to admit for public circulation on organized trading platforms (hereinafter referred to as the 'List'): Bitcoin (Bitcoin), Ethereum (Ethereum), Tether USDT (Tether USDT)." "To protect non-qualified investors from sharp and unpredictable fluctuations in cryptocurrency rates, only the most liquid of them will be available to them," the bank said.