Russian Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Could Be Part of Future Sanctions

Washington is considering a novel area for possible further sanctions against Russia: cryptocurrencies.

Targeting the country’s access to cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin and ether, would take sanctions policy into uncharted territory. Blocking transactions would be challenging, since by nature private, digital currencies are designed to exist without borders and for the most part outside the government-regulated financial system.


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