UK includes crypto assets in sanctions against Russia
Crypto exchanges will now commit a crime in the UK if they don’t flag sanctioned Russian persons or entities using their platforms.
Crypto exchanges will now commit a crime in the UK if they don’t flag sanctioned Russian persons or entities using their platforms.
Japanese crypto miners are set to call time on their Russian operations due to bearish markets and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Russian national Alexander Vinnik has been extradited to the US for allegedly laundering crypto, amid a prisoner hostage war with Russia.
More than 30 Japanese crypto firms still service Russian users despite laws that attempted to rule out sanction evasion via digital assets.
Despite calling the measures “unethical,” Binance chief Changpeng Zhao says the company “must continue to lead the industry in implementing these sanctions.”