Sanctions Against Russia Getting Serious, Can Bitcoin Help?
As Russia continues to press on to the fact that Crimea belong to the Federation now, the more brutal become the actions that US takes against it. Certainly, cryptocurrencies are not going to help government institutions but maybe they can become the last resort for Russian citizens abroad, stranded without means to get back, having their bank accounts frozen. The previous sanctions imposed by US government look like child’s play comparing to what Visa did. The official spokesperson for Visa in Russia made this public statement (translation from Russian site): “The USA treasury has imposed....
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The chief executives of two major cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance and Coinbase, do not believe that cryptocurrency is an effective tool to help Russia evade Western sanctions.
CEOs of Binance and Coinbase Say Crypto Not Useful at Evading Sanctions
Since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, governments worldwide have raised concerns that cryptocurrency could be used to circumvent sanctions placed by Western nations.
The CEOs of two leading cryptocurrency exchanges have shared their thoughts on whether crypto can be an effective tool to circumvent sanctions.....