In the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, we have seen a wave of U.S. and European sanctions targeting Russia. Key financial institutions, the Russian Central bank, elites, key sectors such as energy, mining, telecommunications, and transportation have all been hit. Will Russia turn to cryptocurrency to evade sanctions?
In this TRM Talks, Ari Redbord, Head of Legal and Government Affairs at TRM, is joined by Carole House, Director for Cybersecurity and Secure Digital Innovation for the White House National Security Council (NSC) and Todd Conklin, Counselor to the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Treasury, to discuss Russia sanctions, the possibility of sanctioned Russian actors using crypto to evade sanctions, and how Treasury, the White House, and the U.S. government intend to enforce escalating sanctions on Russia.