EU Expands Crypto Sanctions on Russia, Adds 14 Platforms and Allows Full Bans

The EU's shift from naming individual platforms to enabling blanket bans signals a more structural approach to enforcement, one that treats crypto as a sanctions-evasion channel rather than a niche concern. The practical weight falls on exchanges and intermediaries with any exposure to the listed platforms, who now face compliance decisions well beyond the entities named. Whether the bloc moves from listing to actually designating jurisdictions is the open question — that would mark a harder line than the current framework implies.