Dmitry Zelenov and his widow Natalia, pictured here in Miami in 2016. getty On December 4, real estate baron Dmitry Zelenov became one of the latest Russian oligarchs to mysteriously pass away after h...
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BBC Chair Linked to Russian Oligarch’s Crypto Firm
The BBC’s Chairman, Richard Sharp, reportedly invested in a company linked to a now-sanctioned Russian Oligarch Sharp is not considered to have breached the UK’s current sanctions nor to have committe...
Here Are The Three Russian Oligarchs Who Have Spoken Out Against The War In Ukraine
Topline While most of Russia’s billionaires and oligarchs have chosen to remain silent or tacitly support Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, a deluge of Western sanctions ...
Judge Approves Seizure Of Jets Belonging To Billionaire Russian Oligarch Abramovich
Topline A federal judge signed off on the FBI’s request to seize two jets belonging to Russian billionaire oligarch Roman Abramovich on Monday, several outlets reported, the most significant punishmen...
Crypto Sector Lobbies Against Bills Aiming Russian Oligarchs Averting Sanctions
Cryptocurrency sector is lobbying United States regulators against a couple of bills targeting at preventing Russian oligarchs from utilizing crypto assets. The United States and several other nations...
Crypto Industry Lobbies Against Bills Targeting Russian Oligarchs Evading Sanctions Using Cryptocurrency – Regulation Bitcoin News
The crypto industry is lobbying U.S. lawmakers against two bills aimed at preventing Russian oligarchs from using cryptocurrency to avoid sanctions. The U.S. and many other countries placed sanctions ...
Cryptocurrency group lobbies Congress against bills that target Russian oligarchs
The Blockchain Association has been campaigning against two bills intended to reduce the utilization of cryptographic money as a method for avoiding sanctions Experts opine that digital currencies sho...
Binance Closes Several Accounts Linked to Russian Oligarchs
On Thursday, Binance announced it closed several accounts associated with relatives of senior Russian officials. These individuals include Polina Kovaleva, the stepdaughter of Foreign Minister Sergei ...
Chanel Opens Three Boutiques In April Following The Shuttering Of Russian Stores In March
The Chanel seasonal boutique in Bodrum, Turkey Photo Courtesy of Chanel While the war in Ukraine may have prompted Chanel to close its boutiques in Russia, it’s open store season elsewhere for t...
Why yachts and assets of Russian billionaire oligarchs are targets of U.S.
From chasing down yachts to seizing Italian villas, the global effort to punish Russian oligarchs for their financial ties to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has been unprecedented. For its...
U.S. Unleashes New Sanctions Against Russian Oligarchs, Bank And Crypto Miner BitRiver
The US Department of the Treasury is targeting companies, oligarchs, and bitcoin miners operating in Russia for the first time ever as the country’s conflict on Ukraine enters its third month. Treasur...
Russian Oligarchs Can’t Evade Sanctions That Easily
Addressing recent speculation that Russian oligarchs have used cryptocurrency to avoid sanctions, blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis released their latest report which may come at a surprise to many...
Russian Oligarchs and Billionaires sanctioned have only Bitcoin to go to?
Russia invading Ukraine has sparked massive destruction, with various sectors getting affected. Russian Oligarchs and Billionaires who are a target of International sanctions have the option of Bitcoi...
More Russian Oligarchs, Businesses And Mercenary Assassins Targeted By New U.K. Sanctions
Topline The U.K. government on Thursday announced sanctions on 65 more Russian people and businesses to “cut off vital industries fueling Putin’s war machine,” the latest in a series of escalating san...
Why It Seems Like The World Has Abandoned Brittney Griner
PHOENIX, ARIZONA – OCTOBER 06: Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury during the first half in … [+] Game Four of the 2021 WNBA semifinals at Footprint Center on October 06, 2021 in Ph...
Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs’ Crypto Address Possibly Identified by Elliptic
Elliptic – a blockchain forensics firm – has reportedly given authorities information about a digital wallet that could possibly be linked to sanctioned Russian entities. It apparently stores “signifi...
Seized Russian Oligarchs’ Assets Could Be Used For Ukraine Aid Under Senate Bill
Topline A bipartisan group of senators unveiled legislation Tuesday that would allow the government to seize and sell assets of sanctioned Russian oligarchs to help raise funds for humanitarian effort...
Department of Justice Targets Crypto Exchanges in Effort To Clamp Down on Russian Oligarchs: Report
The Department of Justice (DOJ) says crypto exchanges will be included in a sweeping new strategy to clamp down on the assets of Russian oligarchs. Earlier this month, the DOJ announced the launch of ...
G7 Nations Enforce Fresh Crypto Sanctions Against Russia – Will It Break The Oligarchs?
https://www.tradingview.com/chart/ajrdy9Lf/ With the Biden administration spearheading the enactment of economic sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, the G7 (Group of Seven) countries...
U.S Creates New Crypto Task Force To Stop Russia’s Oligarchs Money
Amidst the increasing sanctions on Russia for its attack on Ukraine, the US Justice Department has announced the creation of a new crypto task force. Further, the Department revealed that the task f...
Former CIA Analyst Says Crypto Market Not Large Enough To Offset Russian Losses But Small Scale Entities And Oligarchs Could Gain ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     A CIA analyst says the crypto market is too small for Russia to evade sanctions. While oligarchs could practically move small amounts of money, bloc...
Why Some Say Putin Is Happy His Oligarchs Are Getting Sanctioned
Veteran Kremlin watchers tell Forbes that the Russian president doesn’t care much about the asset freezes and travel bans that hound his country’s billionaires. Getty Images Additional reporting by Jo...
U.K. Sanctions Roman Abramovich And Six Other Russian Oligarchs, Freezes Assets Including Chelsea F.C.
Topline The U.K. government on Thursday sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, freezing all his assets including the English Premier League soccer club Chelsea, as part of a broader sanction...
Crypto Still Isn’t Helping Russian Oligarchs Evade Sanctions
But what if we look to individuals, such as, say, the dozens of Russian oligarchs who now find themselves on the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control’s Specially Designate...
Russian oligarchs will not turn to crypto as per Coinbase CEO
Crypto will not be a medium for Russian oligarchs in the aftermath of the war Coinbase will not ban its Russian users for the time being In order to skirt sanctions, it was reported that Russian oli...
Russian oligarchs probably aren’t using crypto to evade sanctions after all
In a twitter post earlier today, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong cast doubt on whether Russian oligarchs would actually use crypto, saying that the open, and transparent nature of digital ledgers made it...
Coinbase CEO Doubts Russian Oligarchs Will Turn to Crypto
Key Takeaways Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has responded to the spreading fears that Russia could use cryptocurrencies to skirt sanctions. He said there wasn’t a high risk of Russian oligarchs u...
U.S. Sanctions 7 Russian Oligarchs And Kremlin Press Secretary Peskov
Topline The White House announced tough sanctions on seven titans of Russian business and Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov on Thursday, and imposed visa restrictions on 19 oligarchs and dozens of...
Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs And Billionaires ‘Have Only One Option’—Bitcoin
Russian oligarchs and billionaires hit by severe financial restrictions following the country’s invasion of Ukraine are turning to bitcoin, according to a London-based lawyer. Subscribe now to F...
America Cracks Down On Kremligarchs
More than nukes, carriers, boots on the ground or Nato, the most efficacious deterrent against Putinism worldwide is curbing the free flow of kleptocratic money. Finally, in both the US and UK –...