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RUSI Launches Crypto and International Security Taskforce

  • —RUSI estimates sanctioned entities received $104 billion in crypto in 2025, a 694% year-on-year jump
  • —The taskforce will bring together government officials, law enforcement, regulators and private-sector experts with Chainalysis funding
  • —Work covers three areas: illicit use, counter-tools, and legitimate applications such as humanitarian aid
  • —Final policy recommendations will be presented at RUSI's SIFMANet Summit in London in December 2026
Why it matters: The initiative intensifies scrutiny of crypto's role in sanctions evasion and illicit finance, potentially driving new compliance demands on exchanges and analytics firms.
Source: BlockchainReporter
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