UK Sanctions Kyrgyz Bank, $9.3B Crypto Network Tied to Russia
The United Kingdom imposed sanctions on Kyrgyzstan’s financial sector and crypto networks it said were used by Russia to bypass Western restrictions, targeting an alleged $9.3 billion, ruble-backed stablecoin operation. The new measures build on more than 2,700 existing UK sanctions against Russia and follow a similar move last week by the United States, the…
