Here’s how Asian countries deal with crypto sanctions against Russia
Global regulators continue asking crypto exchanges to comply with sanctions against Russia as the country itself has no legal crypto trading platforms. Amid the United States and the European Union taking measures to prevent Russia from using cryptocurrencies to potentially evade sanctions, some countries in Asia have also been moving to respond to the situation.Japan to fine crypto exchanges for violating sanctionsJapan became the latest country in Asia to call cryptocurrency firms to comply with sanctions against Russia, requesting on Monday that they not process crypto transactions....
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With the EU, US, and other countries imposing financial sanctions on Russia, there have been concerns that individuals and organizations in the country will resort to crypto to circumvent the restrictions. US Sanctions Will Include Digital Assets With effect from March 1st, the US Treasury Department said that recent sanctions against Russia will include checks […]
EU is working to ensure that digital assets should not bypass sanctions imposed by the alliance opposing Russia, Brune Le Maire, prime minister of France, told on Wednesday, March 02, 2022. An alliance of twenty-seven countries imposed strict sanctions on Russia because it attacked Ukraine. The sanctions comprise freezing assets owned by the Central Bank […]
Per a report from the Japan Times, the Asian country has started to discuss ways in which Russia could use crypto to escape sanctions. The Russian Federation has been hit by the international community after the consummation of their invasion of Ukraine. Related Reading | Should Crypto Exchanges Ban Russian Users? Kraken CEO’s Opinion Thus, […]
The Group of Seven (G7) countries issued a joint statement stating that they “will ensure that the Russian state and elites, proxies and oligarchs cannot leverage digital assets as a means of evading or offsetting the impact of international sanctions.” Meanwhile, the U.S. Treasury Department is “closely monitoring any efforts to circumvent or violate Russia-related sanctions, including through the use of virtual currency.”
G7 Committed to Ensuring Russia Cannot Evade Sanctions Using Crypto
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Russia has seemingly turned to cryptocurrency since the West decided to ‘punish’ the nation for its invasion of Ukraine. A list of sanctions had been imposed upon the country by the United States and the EU which worked to essentially cut Russia off from world traders. However, with the rise in popularity of crypto, it has provided a possible way for the country to evade these sanctions which would have otherwise stuck when fiat currencies were the only form of payment. Why Russia Could Turn To Cryptocurrency One thing that has drawn investors to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin is the....