EU Unveils 21st Russia Sanctions Package, Extends Crypto Transaction Ban to 14 Third-Country Platforms
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The EU's 21st Russia sanctions package materially tightens crypto compliance by extending transaction bans to 14 third-country platforms and adding entities tied to the A7 cross-border payments network. A new countrywide mechanism allows the EU to prohibit EU-based operators from dealing with any third-country crypto providers used to evade sanctions. Expanded bank asset freezes further raise settlement and counterparty-risk frictions, pressuring cross-border crypto liquidity and access.
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According to ME News, on July 23 (UTC+8) the Council of the European Union adopted its 21st sanctions package targeting Russia. On the crypto side, the measures broaden transaction bans to 14 crypto service platforms registered in Georgia, Panama, the UAE, the Marshall Islands, Kyrgyzstan, and Belarus, and add four entities linked to the A7 cross-border payment network.
For the first time, the EU also introduced a countrywide restriction covering crypto services in third countries. This framework allows Brussels to bar EU-based operators from transacting with any third-country crypto service providers that Russia uses to evade sanctions.
In finance, the package imposes asset freezes on 94 Russian banks and major financial institutions, and expands transaction prohibitions to an additional 33 Russian credit and financial institutions. The updated sanctions list now totals 218 entries (48 individuals and 170 entities), the bloc's largest expansion in four years. (Source: Foresight News)
