Why Ukraine wants to sanction Russia by banning it from SWIFT — Quartz

The US and Europe are turning to economic sanctions in an effort to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine without tempting nuclear war. What is SWIFT? One sticking point has been SWIFT, the 48-yea...

Crypto is a major option for Russian sanction avoidance

Rapidly evolving technology in the crypto sector can be of use to Russia as a way of circumventing NATO financial sanctions. Being cut off from the world financial system appears to carry less of a th...

Russia: ECB President Calls for Crypto Regulation to Prevent Sanction Evasion

As crypto adoption continues to rise globally, the implication of this is that its use gets to shape global affairs in the comity of states.  In the latest of such scenarios, the ongoing global crisis...