UK targets Russian sanctions evasion in digital asset sector

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The post UK treats crypto network like a sanctioned bank after claims it processed $90B for Russia appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Western governments spent three years building what they believed was an airtight financial blockade around Russia, severing its banks from SWIFT, freezing sovereign reserves, and barring major institutions from clearing dollar transactions. And according to British authorities, Russia may have spent much of that same period engineering an alternative financial system designed to circumvent it entirely. On May 26, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office sanctioned 18 entities and individuals, including Huobi (HTX), a Justin Sun-advised exchange that processed $3.3 trillion in trading volume in 2025, and a Kyrgyzstan-linked stablecoin issuer, for allegedly helping Russia evade Western restrictions. What distinguishes this package of sanctions from previous attempts is the legal instrument Britain reached for. For the first time, the UK appli

The post A Baltic Pressure Campaign For President Trump To End Russia’s War appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Netherlands F-35 aircraft and ships during Operation ‘Baltic Sentry’ Royal Netherlands Navy The Strategic Opportunity President Trump has an opportunity to accelerate an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine. Drawing on the logic of his pressure campaign against Iran, he could initiate a Baltic air and maritime pressure campaign that incentivizes Vladimir Putin to move to the bargaining table. The United States need not choose between accepting stalemate, providing aid to Ukraine indefinitely, or escalating directly against Russian forces. It can instead lead NATO and EU partners in a disciplined sanctions-enforcement campaign in the Baltic Sea that takes action on the vessels, cargoes, port services, insurance arrangements, and financial networks that are sustaining Russia’s war machine. That is the central strategic point: a Baltic Sea pressure campaign would give Washington

The post Jes Staley interview about Jeffrey Epstein with House Oversight set appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Former CEO of Barclays, Jes Staley, arrives at the High Court in London, United Kingdom, on March 14, 2025. Staley is challenging his ban from the UK finance sector over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Tayfun Salci | Anadolu | Getty Images Jes Staley, the former JPMorgan Chase executive and ex-Barclays CEO, has agreed to be interviewed on about his relationship with notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on July 23 by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, a spokesman for the panel confirmed Sunday. The Financial Times first reported that Staley accepted the invitation for a voluntary transcribed interview extended to him three weeks ago by Oversight Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky. The Oversight panel has been conducting a series of interviews with high-profile people about Epstein, including former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clint

The post Can Russia Exploit XRP Ledger? Ripple CTO Emeritus Addresses Geopolitical Security Risks appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz weighed in on how resilient the XRP Ledger is to nation-states interfering with blockchain networks this week. His remarks responded to queries of Russia using the XRPL to bypass traditional systems. David Schwartz Responds To Fears of Russia Exploiting XRP Ledger One X user wrote, “I am concerned about geopolitical security. How resilient is the XRPL consensus mechanism against state-level interference? They also asked, “Could an authoritarian regime like Putin’s co-opt or disrupt the UNL/validator network to weaponize the ledger?” In response to the conversation, Schwartz agreed that governments might be able to pose short-term issues to blockchain networks. However, he noted that such disruptions may not cause long-term harm. “It would not surprise me if state level actors could cause temporary disruptions of blockc

Businesses operating in the United Kingdom must now freeze assets and transactions connected to the sanctioned platforms.

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The post UK Targets Justin Sun-Controlled HTX Entity Over Russian Crypto appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The UK government has added Huobi Global SA, a Panama-based entity linked to the HTX crypto exchange, to its sanctions list over alleged involvement in Russian crypto transactions. According to the British Foreign Office, the company provided financial services to two entities already under UK sanctions: A7 Limited Liability Company, the issuer of the ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5, and Garantex Europe OU, the operator behind the crypto exchange later rebranded as Grinex. The ruble-backed stablecoin crosses $100B in transactions in 2026. Source: Elliptic. British authorities claim transactions worth more than $1.5 billion were processed through HTX infrastructure for individuals connected to those entities. Although Justin Sun was not personally sanctioned, the move places fresh scrutiny on his broader crypto network and HTX’s operations in Western markets. How Justin Sun Is Conn