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How Russia is using Kyrgyzstan’s crypto market to bypass sanctions: report 

Has Russia turned Kyrgyzstan’s booming crypto market into a backdoor for moving funds? A new report sheds light on how Kyrgyz-registered exchanges are helping Russian networks evade sanctions. Summary TRM Labs says Kyrgyzstan-based crypto exchanges are helping Russian networks to reroute funds. Kyrgyzstan’s crypto industry is thriving with billions in transactions, but weak oversight leaves … Read more

EU lowers price cap for Russian crude under new sanctions package

Aerial view of a ship at sea. Suriyapong Thongsawang | Moment | Getty Images The European Union has reached an agreement on a new sanctions package against Russia, which includes a lower price cap for Moscow’s crude oil barrels. Within a year of Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the G7 and EU restricted the price … Read more

US threatens Russia with ‘severe’ tariffs and sanctions over war in Ukraine

Donald Trump has threatened Russia with “severe” tariffs and other financial penalties if the war in Ukraine does not end soon, as he pledged to send more weapons to Kyiv through Nato allies. During a meeting in the Oval Office with Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte on Monday, the US president said he was “very unhappy” … Read more

OFAC sanctions crypto wallets tied to Russian bulletproof hosting provider Aeza Group

United States authorities have sanctioned a crypto wallet linked to Russia-based Aeza Group, accused of enabling ransomware operations and darknet markets. According to the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the designation targets Aeza Group’s entire cyber infrastructure, including affiliated entities and four individuals in leadership roles. The group allegedly offered bulletproof hosting services … Read more

China skirts U.S. sanctions to remain top Iranian oil buyer

An oil tanker is being pictured in the Persian Gulf near the seaport city of Bushehr, in Bushehr Province, southern Iran, on April 29, 2024. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images For years, China has been buying discounted Iranian oil in bulk, and the U.S. sanctions on Tehran have barely put a dent in … Read more

Huione crypto laundering network thrives despite supposed shutdown and regulatory sanctions: Chainanalysis

Crypto laundering network Huione continues to operate at scale, with its transaction volumes increasing even after FinCEN had designated it a primary money laundering concern. Despite reports of its shutdown and removal of its website and Telegram channels, the Chinese-language crypto laundering platform Huione continues to operate at scale. According to Chaianalysis data, Huione’s transaction … Read more

Binance Opens Trading In Syria After US, EU Lift Sanctions

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, officially opened its platform to users in Syria. The move comes a month after the US and the European Union (EU) lifted a long-standing economic sanctions on the Syria. Now Syria is no longer classified as a prohibited country for Binance. Can this be considered a turning point for … Read more

UK imposes sanctions on Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Norway have imposed sanctions and other measures on Israel’s ultranationalist finance minister Bezalel Smotrich and national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for “their repeated incitement of violence against Palestinian … Read more

US government sanctions tech company involved in cyber scams

The U.S. government imposed sanctions on Funnull, a company accused of providing infrastructure for cybercriminals running “pig butchering” crypto scams that have led to $200 million in losses for American victims.  On Thursday, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced the sanctions, saying Funnull is “linked to the majority of virtual currency investment scam … Read more

US government sanctions Philippines firm over massive crypto scam infrastructure

The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned Funnull Technology Inc., a Philippines-based firm allegedly at the center of a vast cyber fraud network enabling cryptocurrency scams.  Funnull is accused of providing technical infrastructure for hundreds of thousands of websites linked to so-called “pig butchering” scams — complex social engineering schemes where fraudsters pose as romantic … Read more

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