Sanctions

The Russian government has abandoned the plan to launch a national cryptocurrency exchange. The country will instead establish a regulatory regime for crypto trading platforms. Russian...

The U.S. Justice Department is reportedly probing Binance for potential violation of sanctions imposed on Russia. The DoJ’s national security division is investigating the exchange’s...

Alfa-Bank, one of the major Russian banking institutions, has established its own platform for digital financial assets. The launch became possible after Russia’s...

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has become a member of an organization providing training for sanctions compliance. With the move, part of efforts to improve...

Canadian company Dapper Labs has blocked operations with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for Russian accounts. The move follows a new round of sanctions recently...