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Crypto Exchanges Soon Could Be Forced to Block Russian Users - Kraken CEO

In the aftermath of the Western sanctions on Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, crypto exchanges could be soon required to freeze the accounts of their Russian customers, according to Kraken CEO Jesse Powell. He was...

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Crypto Exchanges Soon Could Be Forced to Block Russian Users - Kraken CEO
 
In the aftermath of the Western sanctions on Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, crypto exchanges could be soon required to freeze the accounts of their Russian customers, according to Kraken CEO Jesse Powell. 
He was replying to a recent request put forward by Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister and Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov who called on the world’s major crypto exchanges to block Russian users from using their services....
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