
FT: Sanctioned Moldovan Oligarch Ilan Shor Controls Ruble-Pegged Crypto Used by Russian Firms to Bypass Sanctions
The Financial Times has uncovered that a new digital currency, A7A5, launched in February 2025 in Kyrgyzstan, has already processed about $9.3 billion in just four months. Sanctioned Russian companies now use A7A5 as their primary crypto corridor for cross …