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UK sanctions three crypto exchanges tied to Russian illicit funds

  • —UK sanctioned three crypto exchanges and payment processors
  • —Some platforms were tied to thousands of Russian entities
  • —The sanctioned HTX exchange is among the linked firms
Why it matters: The sanctions widen pressure on crypto infrastructure serving Russian flows and raise compliance risks for linked exchanges and their users.
Source: Cointelegraph