In the United States of America, an investigation has been opened against the crypto exchange Binance for illegally assisting Russian citizens in circumventing sanctions, the case is being handled by the country’s Ministry of Justice. It is reported by Bloomberg.
According to the agency’s sources, the department’s National Security Department is investigating whether representatives of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange have violated Washington-imposed restrictions that allow Russian citizens to transfer funds through it.
Earlier, the US Department of Justice reported that US authorities charged Russian citizen Felix Medvedev on suspicion of illegal money transfers amounting to $150 million. According to investigators, a 41-year-old Russian living in the state of Georgia opened 8 organizations through which 1,300 transfers were made abroad.
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