UK sanctions Huobi and ruble stablecoin issuer in crackdown on Russia crypto networks
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Britain is applying banking-style sanctions to crypto exchanges for the first time, targeting Huobi and the issuer of the ruble stablecoin. This requires U.K. financial firms to freeze funds and trace transactions. The sanctions aim to disrupt Russia's crypto networks, with Huobi's UK operations and ruble stablecoin transactions now subject to strict scrutiny and potential freezing.
Britain applied banking-style sanctions to crypto exchanges for the first time, requiring U.K. financial firms to freeze funds and trace transactions.