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Major crypto exchange Bitget begins blocking Russian and Belarusian accounts, with VPNs unable to bypass ban

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has added Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan to its list of restricted countries, barring their residents from using its services, The Insider reported on Oct. 19.

20 October, 09:15 AM

U.S. sanctions Russia’s A7 payment system

The U.S. Treasury Department added the A7 payment system to its sanctions list and designated it as a transnational criminal organization, the department announced on Oct. 1.

2 October, 02:06 AM

Tusk: Fire at Polish drone plant was deliberate sabotage

A fire at a plant belonging to defense contractor WB Electronics in Skarżysko-Kamienna, which manufactures unmanned systems, was a deliberate act of arson, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Sept. 2, adding there is no doubt about it, according to Polskie Radio.

3 September, 10:50 AM

Russian bank chief warns Tether can freeze USDT holdings at U.S. direction

Russians could see assets held in USDT, one of the world’s most popular stablecoins, frozen, according to Petr Fradkov, head of PSB — a key bank serving Russia’s military-industrial complex.

10 August, 01:06 PM

Ukraine shuts down crypto fraud network

Ukrainian authorities uncovered a network of fraudulent cryptocurrency exchanges operating across the country and seized more than UAH20 million ($450,000) in cash during searches, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko announced on July 2.

3 July, 01:28 AM

Trump received $10.71 million from Amazon for documentary about Melania

The U.S. Office of Government Ethics released information on President Donald Trump's income from cryptocurrency and other sources. The document shows how much Amazon paid him for a documentary about Melania Trump, Euronews reported on July 2.

2 July, 07:28 PM

Trump discloses more than $1.4 billion from family crypto projects in filing

U.S. President Donald Trump disclosed more than $1.4 billion in income last year from his family’s cryptocurrency projects, Reuters reported.

1 July, 02:00 PM

17-year-old's UK teen provokes unprecedented Kremlin sanctions - video

UK schoolboy Alexander Browder exposed cryptocurrency schemes enabling Russia to launder billions of dollars, prompting the Kremlin to impose unprecedented personal sanctions on him, Novaya Gazeta Europe reported in an extensive piece on June 22.

22 June, 01:01 PM

More than $13M stolen from Russia-linked crypto exchange in cyberattack

Sanctioned crypto exchange Grinex linked to Russia has suspended operations after a cyberattack in which assets worth about 1 billion rubles ($13.1 million) were stolen, Reuters reported on Apr. 17.

17 April, 10:55 AM

EU aims for full Russian crypto ban—report

The European Union has proposed a complete ban on cryptocurrency transactions linked to Russia to stop Moscow from evading sanctions through assets outside the traditional banking system, the Financial Times reported on Feb. 10.

11 February, 01:06 AM

For the first time ever, Putin ally offers to sell arms for cryptocurrency to bypass sanctions

Iran’s Defense Ministry export arm, known as Mindex, says it is prepared to negotiate arms deals that allow payment in digital currencies, bartered goods, or Iranian rials, according to promotional documents and payment terms reviewed by the Financial Times.

2 January, 12:08 PM

Crypto taxes could yield $360 million for budget — MP Hetmantsev

Legalizing the virtual assets market and introducing cryptocurrency taxation could bring Ukraine’s state budget an additional 14-15 billion hryvnias ($339-363 million) annually, Danylo Hetmantsev, head of the Verkhovna Rada’s Finance, Tax, and Customs Policy Committee, told news agency Ukrinform on Sept. 4.

4 September 2025, 11:40 AM

Ukraine’s parliament approves in first reading draft law to legalize virtual assets

Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada approved in the first reading draft law No. 10225-d on virtual asset legalization, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Sept. 3.

3 September 2025, 02:56 PM

NBU rejects crypto reserves

Ukraine’s National Bank (NBU) does not support the idea of including virtual assets (VAs), including cryptocurrencies, in international reserves, NBU’s first deputy head Serhiy Nikolaychuk told the Interfax-Ukraine news agency on Sep. 2.

2 September 2025, 10:47 AM

Ukraine's cyber police helps dismantle BlackSuit ransomware network

Operatives from Ukraine’s Cyber Police Department participated in the international police operation codenamed Checkmate, which shut down the activities of the BlackSuit cybercrime group, Ukraine’s National Police reported on July 29.

30 July 2025, 08:42 PM

Zelenskyy signs new sanctions targeting Russian crypto, defense financing

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a new package of sanctions aimed at disrupting Russia’s financial schemes, including the use of cryptocurrency. He announced the move in a video address posted on his Telegram channel.

6 July 2025, 07:51 PM

Russia moves $9 billion via crypto assets

A new cryptocurrency token, A7A5, set up by fugitive Moldovan oligarch Ilan Shor, is being used to circumvent international sanctions against Russia, Financial Times reported on June 25.

25 June 2025, 10:48 PM

Ukrainian lawmakers propose cryptocurrency reserve for central bank

Ukrainian lawmakers registered Bill 13356 to allow Ukraine’s National Bank (NBU) to include virtual assets in the country’s gold and foreign exchange reserves, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak reported on Telegram on June 11.

11 June 2025, 01:45 PM

Why are memecoins gaining traction and increasing in value?

CIC Digital, a subsidiary of the Trump Organization, launched a cryptocurrency and memecoin to symbolize President-elect Donald Trump's support for the cryptocurrency industry.

20 January 2025, 12:54 PM

Melania Trump launches her meme coin, briefly crashing her husband’s cryptocurrency

Melania Trump, wife of US President-elect Donald Trump, has launched her own meme coin, briefly causing a sharp drop in her husband’s cryptocurrency.

20 January 2025, 10:20 AM

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