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U.S.-sanctioned Moscow Exchange to list bitcoin and Tether’s USDT in December
The U.S.-sanctioned Moscow Exchange plans to list bitcoin and Tether's USDT in December, introducing direct institutional-grade crypto access within Russia's heavily sanctioned traditional exchange infrastructure.
So what
This development deepens the bifurcation of global stablecoin liquidity by embedding USDT within sanctioned state-controlled infrastructure. It introduces heightened compliance and sanctions-evasion risks for offshore issuers, potentially triggering stricter counterparty surveillance by Western regulators over wallet addresses interacting with Russian venues.