US penalizes Russian fintech firms that helped others evade sanctions

The U.S. imposed sanctions on 13 Russia-linked fintech companies and two individuals for offering cryptocurrency services used to evade economic restrictions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. Treasury Department's new spate of sanctions comes two weeks after Russia announced that it had banned entry to 227 U.S. citizens, including prominent

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