US Deputy Treasury Secretary Warns Crypto Exchanges Against Helping Russia Evade Sanctions

The 15th United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Wally Adeyemo, has cautioned cryptocurrency exchanges and monetary institutions not to help Russia avoid financial sanctions. He stated that anyone who do not comply with this requirement would be detected and punished by American authorities.

Every sector that seeks to assist Russia in evading financial sanctions placed on the country after Vladimir Putin started his “special military operation” in Ukraine will be held accountable by US authorities. In a recent interview with CNBC, Deputy US Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo stated:

“What we want to make very clear to crypto exchanges, to financial institutions, to individuals, to anyone who may be in a position to help Russia take advantage and evade our sanctions: We will hold you accountable.”

Russia, according to the US Deputy Treasury Secretary, has not yet been able to circumvent the monetary sanctions by using crypto trading sites or other financial institutions. He expected, though, that the world’s largest country would keep trying and “use every means possible.”

All enterprises, including digital asset platforms, should be aware that they are subject to the jurisdiction of the responsible agencies, according to Adeyemo:

“We will come and we will find you, and we will ensure that Russia does not have the ability to get around the sanctions that we have put in place in order to make it harder for them to prosecute the illegitimate war that they have in Ukraine.”

The President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, made a similar warning last week. She stated that crypto firms who assist Russia in evading sanctions will be subjected to greater scrutiny.

The Treasury, which oversees all federal finances, has dealt with cryptocurrency exchanges before. Suex, a trading platform situated in the Czech Republic, was sanctioned in September of last year.

Adeyemo accused the corporation of supporting “illicit proceeds from at least eight ransomware variants” at the time. He also claimed that criminals are responsible for 40% of the exchange’s known transactions.

Suex was the first digital asset trading platform to be sanctioned by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, according to the source. Exchanges like this, he believes, “are critical to attackers’ ability to extract profits.”

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