# Russia’s FSB gets round-the-clock access to crypto exchange customer data starting in March

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/russias-fsb-gets-round-the-clock-access-to-crypto-exchange-customer-data-starting-in-march/
- Published: 2026-11-03T18:13:13+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T20:06:16+00:00
- Original publisher: Meduza
- Original article: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/11/03/russia-s-fsb-gets-round-the-clock-access-to-crypto-exchange-customer-data-starting-in-march
- Topics: Business, Crypto, Culture, Entertainment, Europe, World

## Key points

- The FSB is set to access crypto exchange customer data from March 2027.
- Records may include transactions, bank details, wallet addresses and correspondence.
- The Central Bank rejected proposed limits on access and surveillance tools.

## Summary

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) is due to receive round-the-clock access to personal data held by cryptocurrency exchanges from March 2027. The arrangement is included in a Central Bank document on proposed changes to the law on digital currencies, and means security services will have ongoing access rather than receiving information only on request.

The data will include customers’ identities and contact details, transactions, bank and account information, wallet addresses, IP addresses, login times and correspondence with exchanges. The Central Bank rejected proposals to limit access and to prevent SORM surveillance systems from accessing private keys or transaction-signing tools, saying the approach had been agreed with the FSB. Industry figures also warned that installing and maintaining SORM could be costly, with no simplified requirements for small exchanges.

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