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Russia Accelerates Crypto Payments to Evade Sanctions

Russia is developing a crypto payments system to facilitate international trade amidst sanctions, with a focus on mitigating transaction risks and maintaining domestic crypto restrictions.

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov claims RWA will shake up the blockchain industry

Russia's digital solutions to U.S sanctions

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, U.S has uncocked an onslaught of 500 sanction against Russia which hopes to damage Russia’s economy by attacking its banking sectors. There is only one objective of the sanction: to paralyse the economy of Russia and coerce Russia from drawing out of Ukraine.

Italy strengthens cryptocurrency risk regulation through stricter sanctions, EU approves 14th sanctions package against Russia

Italy plans to enforce a new decree to monitor crypto asset risks, imposing fines up to €5 million for market manipulation. This aligns with the European regulatory framework and aims to enhance financial stability. Meanwhile, the EU approved its 14th sanctions package against Russia, including a ban on re-exporting Russian LNG in EU waters.

委内瑞拉在制裁中大胆转向加密货币

PDVSA 转向加密货币，使用 USDT 来保持石油收入并对抗美国制裁，尽管这一战略带来了复杂性和新的挑战。

美国财政部制裁朝鲜拥有的币安钱包

Binance 托管的钱包收到了价值超过 200 万美元的各种加密货币，然后将这些加密货币发送给了朝鲜实体。

Hedging Sanctions Risk: Cryptocurrency in Central Bank Reserves

Central banks may shift their international reserve holdings in order to protect themselves ex-ante against the risk of financial sanctions by fiat reserve currency issuers.

美国细化对 Tornado Cash 的制裁

此前受制裁的 Tornado Cash 再次出现在新闻周期中。

Uphold 以美国制裁为由退出委内瑞拉

该平台建议用户迅速提取资金，并指出它将在 7 月 31 日停止对委内瑞拉客户的交易，并从 9 月 30 日开始“完全限制”所有账户。

世界同步俄罗斯加密货币制裁

对俄罗斯的严厉制裁延伸到加密领域，这里深入探讨其背后的法律基础设施。