Tag: Russia

Norway implemented the European Union's 21st sanctions package against Russia on October 21, 2026, introducing new restrictions targeting Russian financial institutions, oil exports, and cryptocurrency services. The move aligns Norway's sanctions regime with the EU's latest efforts to limit Russia's ability to finance its war and bypass international financial restrictions. ...

Sberbank has operated under Western sanctions and been excluded from the SWIFT international payments network since 2022. Four years later, Russia’s largest bank is gaining a new route into financial markets as the Bank of Russia approves it to operate as a digital-asset custodian. JUST IN: 🇷🇺 Russia has approved ...

Binance provided Russian investigators with identity and cryptocurrency transaction records linked to a Russian IT specialist, and the information was later cited in a terrorism financing case, Reuters reported on August 17. Russian investigators reportedly obtained Yuri Belenkiy’s personal information and Binance transaction history after requesting records from the exchange. ...

The United States Senate has advanced a bipartisan bill that could allow President Donald Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on countries that continue buying large volumes of Russian oil and gas. India is a major focus because Russian crude has become a key part of its energy ...

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with allegedly facilitating terrorist activities and placed him on an international wanted list. The agency accused Telegram of failing to remove channels, chats and bots that it says were used by Ukrainian intelligence and extremist groups to coordinate terrorism, ...

The European Union has agreed on its 21st sanctions package against Russia, adding new restrictions on banks, crypto firms, oil trading platforms and vessels linked to Russia's shadow fleet.  European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the agreement on X, saying the measures will further weaken the economic foundations ...

Russia's largest private lender, Alfa-Bank, plans to offer cryptocurrency services once the country's new digital asset law takes effect, another step toward regulated crypto adoption in the country. According to the bank's Chief Operating Officer, Dmitry Vitman, Alfa-Bank intends to create its own digital depository that will support crypto-related services ...

Quick Breakdown  Russia is facing a barrage of sanctions that have further isolated it from global finance. As a result, crypto, once disregarded, has become a practical lifeline for cross-border payments.  Blockchain payment rails have helped Moscow keep exports moving without relying on Western banks. Strict state oversight still clouds ...

Poland’s top security official has alleged that Russia is increasingly turning to cryptocurrencies to finance espionage activities and destabilization campaigns across the European Union. Kad Latvijā sāk daudzināt kriptovalūtu biznesu, kas mums atvedīs ekonomikas izrāvienu, es nez kāpēc domāju par šo: Russia pays Europe’s saboteurs in crypto, says Polish official ...

In a fresh move to curb North Korea’s covert cyber operations, the U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on two individuals and four entities accused of enabling malicious IT workers to penetrate American crypto firms. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on July 8 that it had sanctioned ...