The Centre for Finance and Security (CFS) at RUSI

Can a state "crypto-proof" itself against sanctions?

In a new RUSI commentary, @keatingetom considers Benjamin Netanyahu’s interest in cryptocurrency and what this reveals about the continuing power of financial sanctions and the current limits of technological attempts to circumvent them.

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Given recent news regarding Binance, with the hack being attributed to the North Korean TraderTraitor (Lazarus Group) crypto hacking unit, many people are asking where does crypto sit in the illicit finance picture, and what should policymakers be doing about it?

CFS researchers have for years focused on solutions against North Korea's abuse of virtual assets for its sanctions evasion purposes. Interested in how North Korea cashes out its crypto? Where does DeFi come into the mix? How should Virtual Asset Services Providers assess proliferation financing risk? We have the answers in store for you 🧵

🚨New commentary alert! @NeilBarnett warns that crypto-enabled money laundering could expand the “attack surface” for election interference – and that the UK can’t just copy-paste old political finance rules onto crypto donations.

Read the article here: rusi.org/explore-our-re…

And more on our crypto donations work: rusi.org/explore-our-re…

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Everyone is asking: “Should political parties accept crypto donations?”

Wrong question.

💥 How useful is the FATF Terrorist Financing Typologies Report?

Host @keatingetom, along with CFS Associate Fellows
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