The European Commission is setting up a joint team of experts to examine how crypto is used to evade EU financial sanctions, mainly those aimed at Russia. Crypto Insiders reported on November 8 that Financial Services Commissioner Maria Luis Albuquerque announced the move after a meeting on sanctions implementation attended by representatives of member states, the Commission, the European External Action Service and the anti-fraud office OLAF.
According to Crypto Insiders, the team has no enforcement body of its own and the announcement creates no new crypto ban. Its early work centers on sharing knowledge, identifying evasion routes and preparing possible new measures. New sanctions still require a formal decision by member states. The report adds that the group is informal and that its members, budget and exact mandate have not been made public. The Commission is also creating a separate sanctions office to coordinate sanctions design, guidance, data exchange and anti-evasion work, and says a 22nd Russia sanctions package is in preparation.
CoinCentral gave a more detailed account, saying the task force would run for an initial 12 months and aim to trace and freeze Russia-linked crypto assets. It cited the Kyiv Independent for the timeline and Crypto Briefing for the mandate, so those details are secondhand and were not confirmed in the Crypto Insiders report. The announcement names no exchanges, wallets or coins, and Crypto Insiders says it does not immediately change rules for ordinary holders.
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Crypto Insiders: Nieuw EU-team moet Russische sanctieomzeiling via crypto opsporen
CoinCentral: How the EU’s New 12-Month Crypto Task Force Plans to Trace Russia-Linked Wallets
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