Sanctions


Regulación

Russians’ EU Crypto Investments Capped at 10K Euros

Measures set out by the EU aim to stop oligarchs circumventing financial sanctions on conventional bank accounts.

Russian banknotes. (Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images)

Regulación

EU Bans Providing High-Value Crypto Services to Russia

The move follows warnings that crypto is being used to circumvent sanctions imposed in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Moscow (Sergey Alimov/Getty Images)

Regulación

Russia Sanctions Could Spur Use of Crypto: IMF's Gopinath

Gita Gopinath, the first deputy managing director at the IMF, says the Ukraine conflict could promote the wider use of crypto.

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Regulación

Japan to Plug Loophole to Prevent Russia From Evading Sanctions Through Crypto: Report

Reuters reports a number of top government officials promising an imminent change to the country's Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act.

Japan's National Diet Building (fotoVoyager/Getty images)

Mercados

Russian Lawmaker Suggests Nation Could Accept Bitcoin for Oil Payments

Under pressure from Western sanctions, Russia is mulling other currency options for natural resource sales.

Russia's Duma in Moscow (Getty images)

Finanzas

Ukraine Crypto Fundraiser Wants EU to Investigate Whether Binance Is Helping Russia

When asked for proof, Michael Chobanian argued it is "obvious we don’t have proof since it is a closed box.”

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Opinión

Why Is the IMF So Afraid of Cryptocurrency?

The IMF is not a neutral aid organization, but the economic arm of a vast power structure. Crypto threatens that power.

A demonstrator during a protest against Argentina's International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement outside the National Congress building in Buenos Aires on Thursday, March 17, 2022. The protestor's t-shirt features the slogan "Las Estafas No Se Pagan," or "Scams are not meant to be paid."


Argentina's inflation accelerated in February at its fastest pace in nearly a year, surpassing forecasts and challenging the governments targets for this year in its preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund. (Marcos Brindicci/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Mercados

Ukraine Crypto Exchange Founder Accuses Binance of 'Cooperating' With the Russian Government

Michael Chobanian also says Binance has yet to make its promised $10 million donation. The company challenges Chobanian's charge.

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Regulación

Sberbank Gets License From Russian Central Bank to Issue, Exchange Digital Assets

The approval comes a short while after the Bank of Russia had advocated for a full ban on the trading and mining of cryptocurrency.

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Regulación

Sen. Warren Announces Sanctions Compliance Bill for Crypto Companies

The bill would target foreign crypto companies.

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