US Alleges 5 Russian Nationals Used Crypto as Part of Sanctions Evasion, Smuggling Scheme
Defendants allegedly laundered "millions of dollars" using Tether.
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Oct 19, 2022 at 6:17 p.m. UTC
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FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Backtracks on $1B Political Donation; Russians Face New Crypto Sanctions in the EU
Sam Bankman-Fried, the head of crypto exchange FTX, in an interview with Politico's Morning Money backtracked on his remarks that he would donate up to $1 billion in the next...
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Oct 14, 2022 at 7:42 p.m. UTC
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Russian Journalists, Activists Kicked Off Crypto Exchanges Due to EU Sanctions
The European Commission last week boosted restrictions on providing financial services to Russians.
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Oct 14, 2022 at 12:57 p.m. UTC
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'High Risk' Crypto Activity Surges in Eastern Europe Amid Russia-Ukraine War: Chainalysis
High risk activity in Eastern Europe is on the rise, but illicit activity remains on a par with North and Latin America.
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Oct 12, 2022 at 12:24 p.m. UTC
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Dapper Labs Restricts Services to Russia Amid EU Sanctions
The collective that’s home to NFT collections NBA TopShot and Crypto Kitties will no longer support wallets, accounts, or custody services that are traced to Russia.
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Oct 7, 2022 at 8:23 p.m. UTC
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$4M in Crypto Sent to Pro-Russia Militias in Ukraine: Report
Millions of dollars continue to be sent to paramilitary groups that are often officially sanctioned, the report said.
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Oct 7, 2022 at 4:48 p.m. UTC
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Some Pro-Russian Groups Using Crypto to Fund Paramilitary Operations: TRM Labs
TRM Labs has found that roughy $400,000 has been raised in crypto since February for Russian paramilitary operations in Ukraine. TRM Labs Head of Legal and Government Affairs...
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Oct 6, 2022 at 6:07 p.m. UTC
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Pro-Russian Groups Raise $400K in Crypto To Support Russian Paramilitary: TRM Labs
The EU has confirmed a sweeping ban on providing crypto services to Russians as it tightens sanctions, but TRM Labs says $400K has been raised in crypto since February for Rus...
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Oct 6, 2022 at 2:12 p.m. UTC
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EU’s Russian Crypto Ban Confirmed as Bloc Tightens Sanctions
All crypto payments from Russians to European wallet providers will be forbidden.
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Oct 6, 2022 at 9:52 a.m. UTC
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Crypto Exchange OKX's Website Blocked in Russia, and the Reason Isn't Disclosed
The country's prosecutor general office blacklisted the world's third-largest crypto exchange by volume, according to the public data
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Oct 5, 2022 at 12:02 p.m. UTC
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