INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Most crypto exchanges have rejected calls to cut off all Russian users.Cryptocurrency exchanges are risking long-term damage to their
industry for remaining in Russia as Western governments seek to isolate Moscow, the head of the London Stock Exchange Group said on
Wednesday, calling it a "watershed moment."Unlike payment companies, most crypto exchanges have rejected calls to cut off all Russian users,
sparking concerns among European officials and United States lawmakers that digital assets could be used to circumvent sanctions the United
States and Europe have piled on Moscow in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.Crypto exchanges face a "fork in the road" in terms of either
embracing an ideology of independence from regulation or aligning more closely with the global financial system, which stresses the need for
regulation and transparent frameworks, said David Schwimmer, LSEG's chief executive officer."If that industry is seen as a bad actor ..
on the implementation of, or the avoidance of, sanctions in terms with what's going on with Russia, I think that would have a long-term
impact in terms of how that industry is perceived," he said at a conference hosted by the Futures Industry Association in Boca Raton,
Florida.(This story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
