Sanctions-Busting Kyrgyz Cryptocurrency Moves $9 Bln � FT

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A cryptocurrency token launched in Kyrgyzstan to help Russia facilitate cross-border payments and bypass international sanctions has moved
founding of a new cryptocurrency exchange called Grinex, which supports trading in A7A5, Russian rubles and Tether, a popular dollar-pegged
of crypto wallets linked to Grinex conducted by FT found that a relatively small group of users carry out daily transfers that often amount
?or obtained Russian citizenship after fleeing house arrest in Moldova.?or remains an active force in his Moldovan politics
According to authorities in Chisinau, ?or has financed numerous political parties and engaged in vote-buying during the recent presidential
from the EU, U.K
global financial messaging network.Eliza Thomas, a senior investigator at the Center for Information Resilience (CIR) in London, told FT
A7A5 to finance political meddling in foreign countries
The center found that several domains involved in such operations in Moldova shared IP addresses with A7 and A7A5 websites.A7A5 told FT in a
Promsvyazbank held 49%