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Moscow Exchange to Launch ETHA-Tracking Ethereum Futures Index Fund

The Moscow Exchange says it will launch a fund that tracks one of the world’s biggest Ethereum ETFs, just weeks after debuting a Bitcoin index futures offering.

The Russian media outlet RBC reported that Maria Patrikeyeva, the Managing Director of the Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market, confirmed the plan, stating that the Ethereum (ETH) fund will debut sometime in August.

Maria Patrikeyeva, the Managing Director of the Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market.

Moscow Exchange: Ethereum Fund to Launch in August

Patrikeyeva said the exchange “intends to start trading a futures contract for a fund that invests in Ethereum. She explained:

“The fund’s underlying asset will be the BlackRock-run iShares Ethereum Trust ETF. Its quotation will be equal to the cost of one share of the fund. The contract size will be slightly smaller than [that we use for the] IBIT [the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF].”

The iShares Ethereum Trust ETF trades on the New York-based NASDAQ exchange and launched in July 2024.

A graph showing iShares Ethereum Trust ETF prices over the past six months.

Exchange Grows Crypto-keen

The exchange has grown increasingly bullish on crypto this year, launching its first Bitcoin (BTC) futures contract on June 4.

The product is still restricted to qualified investors. It is cash-settled in rubles and tied to the value of BlackRock’s IBIT ETF.

The exchange followed up last month with a claim that a new BTC derivative instrument launch was “imminent.”

It is also waiting for regulatory approval for the planned launch of mutual funds and structured bonds that focus on cryptoasset indices.

A graph showing prices of the IMEOX, the index of leading shares on the Moscow Exchange, from July 11 to July 14.

Patrikeyeva added that the exchange would launch more futures products next month.

Another product will track American investment funds that invest in US government bonds, Patrikeyeva explained.

She said that the underlying asset for this futures contract will be the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT).

This will be the first future contract on the Moscow Exchange to track the dynamics of US debt securities.

Patrikeyeva confirmed that MOEX is also set to debut futures offerings for shares in the Chinese tech giants Tencent and Xiaomi this week.

Both Tencent and Xiaomi currently trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.


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The Moscow Exchange, Russia’s largest exchange group, announced the launch of its Bitcoin futures contract on June 4, 2025. The new derivatives allow qualified Russian investors to be exposed to Bitcoin prices without directly owning them.

Bitcoin futures contracts have cash set-up in the Russian ruble and are linked to the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) that trades on US exchanges. The IBIT ETF tracks the price of Bitcoin, with each share representing 0.00068 Bitcoin.

The new Bitcoin futures trading began on Wednesday, with the first contract expired in September 2025. Each futures contract is ordered in US dollars per bitcoin, but settled in the ruble.

The launch of Bitcoin futures in the Moscow exchange comes after growing interest from Russian financial institutions in exposing Bitcoin. In May, the Russian central bank formally allowed qualified investors to provide crypto-related securities and derivatives. Prior to this, direct investment in Bitcoin was discouraged.

Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, has announced plans to unveil its own Bitcoin futures product in addition to offering the Moscow Exchange. Banks are launching notes traded on exchanges that track Bitcoin prices without direct ownership.

Bitcoin futures and other crypto derivatives have recently been finding intriguing interest as the Bitcoin and the crypto industry matures. The move comes as the ever-growing countries have begun to add bitcoin to their reserves.

As Bitcoin adoption increases, investors and financial institutions are seeking more routes to being exposed to Bitcoin. The launch of futures on the Moscow Exchange provides regulated Bitcoin exposure to qualified Russian investors. However, direct ownership of “physical” Bitcoin remains off limits for most people in the traditional Russian financial sector.

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