Blanket crypto ban targets Russia rails but one chokepoint decides whether flows die or just relocate offshore

CryptoSlate · 2026-02-11
Blanket crypto ban targets Russia rails but one chokepoint decides whether flows die or just relocate offshore

The European Commission's 20th sanctions package proposes a comprehensive ban on all cryptocurrency transactions involving Russia, an escalation from targeting specific bad actors to attempting to sanitize the rails themselves. The question is whether the EU can raise the cost of evasion sufficientl