Stricter verification laws in the U.S. won’t stop international terrorists from using crypto

Reported by YAYA J. FANUSIE Recent reporting about Palestinian terrorist groups accessing crypto assets points to an ongoing challenge: Terrorist organizations continue to exploit weak links across the financial system to raise, hide, and disperse funds. Many gaps exist, both with traditional financial actors and some crypto platforms that don’t effectively enforce the clear legal […]

Russia: Europe’s €13bn ‘critical metals’ sanctions blindspot

Reported by PASCAL HANSENS, SIGRID MELCHIOR, MAXENCE PEIGNÉ AND HARALD SCHUMANN Investigation Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the 27 EU countries have adopted 11 sanction packages, targeting all kinds of raw materials such as oil, coal, steel and timber. But raw materials that the EU considers “critical” or “strategic” — 34 in […]