Stablecoin A7A5 at Pointe Rouble has been recognized as a digital asset under Russian law and will soon facilitate the cross -border colonies of Russia.
The approval will allow Russian companies to use cryptocurrency for payments in international commercial transactions, bypassing the financial restrictions imposed by the West.
Russia to use stablecoin on the back of ruble in the colonies
Russian companies doing business with foreign partners can now legally use Crypto A7A5 as a means of payment, when exporting and importing goods.
Russian currency linked to the ruble has become the first stablecoin accepted as a digital financial asset (DFA), as defined in current legislation, reported the RBC affairs portal, citing the announcement of the project team.
According to a dedicated law, which entered into force in early 2021, the DFAs represent tokenized versions of real assets. Unlike cryptocurrencies and decentralized tokens, these are based on private and non-public blockchains.
The Russian ADFs are not issued by “operators of the information system” authorized by the Central Bank of Russia (Cbr), like Sberbank and Alfa-Bank, or atomize and Tokeon platforms, among others.
A7A5 tokens were struck for the first time in February 2025 in Kyrgyzstan. Their market capitalization already exceeds 41 billion rubles (nearly $ 500 million).
Tuesday, the project manager A7A5, Leonid Shumakov, was cited saying:
“The Stablecoin A7A5 has already become a practical and effective tool for cross -border establishments using blockchain.”
He is convinced that Stablecoin can be extended more and offer solutions that “will bring important positive effects for individuals, businesses and the economy as a whole”.
The Russian Bank sanctioned and its entities underlie payments A7A5
A7A5 transactions are processed by the Tokeon Digital Asset platform, which is part of the PSB group. Formerly known as Promsvyazbank, PSB is a Russian bank belonging to the State, placed under sanctions.
The crypto is announced as supported by deposits at PSB. Western governments allege that it is used by Russian actors to bypass the measures limiting Moscow’s ability to finance his war in Ukraine.
To use A7A5 in foreign trade transactions, a Russian company should register as an investor on the Tokeon platform and buy stablecoins. The recipients of payments will obtain tokens on the Tron or the Ethereum blockchain, the detailed RBC report.
The pilot colonies succeeded, unveiled Olga Myamlina, vice-president of the PSB bank. And according to Igor Egorkin, CEO of Tokeon, the initiative was supported by the Russian government.
The Stablecoin would have been created by A7, a Russian company, belonging to the majority by a fugitive Moldovan oligarch with a Russian passport, Ilan Shor.
However, it is currently published by a recorded Kyrgyzée entity called Old Vector, which affirms that the project is now “entirely independent”.
The two were sanctioned alongside other entities linked to A7A5, such as the Crypto Exchange, based in Kyrgyzistan, Grinex, alleged successor to the Russian Guarantor, closed in an operation led by the United States in March.
As the last sanctions were applied, the motto has briefly lost its ankle towards the Russian Fiat.
According to the issuer’s announcement, the stablecoin is now in accordance with existing Russian regulations and has been authorized to circulate as a digital financial actor in Russia, despite its status as “foreign digital law” (FDR), or a DFA issued abroad.
The news of the regulatory approval of the A7A5 intervenes, earlier in September, the financial authorities of Moscow indicated their intention to regulate stablecoins and securities based on digital assets. He also follows calls to use crypto in the development of the country’s economy.
While transactions with cryptocurrencies, in particular their use as a means of payment at the national level, remain largely prohibited, an “experimental” legal regime allows Russian companies to use them in cross-border payments.
According to a recent declaration by the Kremlin Commercial Advisor, Boris Titov, Russia’s foreign trade regulations with cryptocurrency reached $ 12 billion in the first half of 2025.
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