CoinDesk reported that the Bank of Russia opened applications for crypto exchange and custodian registrations, with a 30-working-day review and the first registrations potentially issued before year-end (CoinDesk, Oct. 5).

Oct 6, 2026, 12:01 UTC

The U.S. comparison is that the Senate did not advance the CLARITY Act: the reported Sept. 15 cloture vote was 49–50, short of the 60 votes needed to proceed. That was a procedural failure, not final passage or rejection of the bill itself (Senate vote coverage).

So Russia is moving ahead with an administrative registration process while U.S. federal market-structure legislation is stalled. The juxtaposition is fair as a contrast in timing, but it does not show that Russia has issued licenses or that its registration framework is equivalent in scope to the CLARITY Act.

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Find authoritative reporting or regulator material confirming what applications opened, the review timeline, and when the first registrations may be issued. Then establish the CLARITY Act’s present status to assess the posts’ comparison.
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