美国对俄罗斯金融科技公司和逃避制裁的个人实施制裁

美国财政部对 13 家金融科技公司和两名与俄罗斯有关的个人实施新制裁，指控他们参与开发和提供用于规避制裁的虚拟资产服务。这些实体促进了非法加密货币交易，帮助俄罗斯在乌克兰的战争努力，突显出人们越来越依赖加密货币来逃避制裁和资助非法活动。

United States Imposes Sanctions on Russian Fintech Firms and Individuals for Circumventing Sanctions

美国对规避制裁的俄罗斯金融科技公司和个人实施制裁

Washington, D.C. - In a move to further isolate Russia and disrupt its war efforts in Ukraine, the United States Treasury Department has announced a new round of sanctions against 13 fintech firms and two individuals with ties to Russia. The sanctions are aimed at disrupting virtual asset services that have been utilized to circumvent international sanctions imposed in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

华盛顿特区 - 为了进一步孤立俄罗斯并破坏其在乌克兰的战争努力，美国财政部宣布对 13 家金融科技公司和两名与俄罗斯有联系的个人实施新一轮制裁。这些制裁旨在扰乱虚拟资产服务，这些服务被用来规避因俄罗斯入侵乌克兰而实施的国际制裁。

"Russia is increasingly relying on alternative payment mechanisms to evade U.S. sanctions and continue funding its war against Ukraine," said Brian E. Nelson, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.

“俄罗斯越来越依赖替代支付机制来逃避美国制裁，并继续为其针对乌克兰的战争提供资金，”美国财政部负责恐怖主义和金融情报的副部长布莱恩·尼尔森 (Brian E. Nelson) 表示。

The sanctions were administered by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and target companies and individuals believed to have facilitated the development or provision of virtual asset services that have aided sanctioned Russian financial institutions in reconnecting to the global financial system.

此次制裁由美国财政部外国资产控制办公室 (OFAC) 实施，制裁目标是那些被认为促进了虚拟资产服务开发或提供的公司和个人，这些服务帮助受制裁的俄罗斯金融机构重新接入全球金融体系。

Among the companies sanctioned are Moscow-based fintechs B-Crypto, Masterchain, Atomaiz, Veb3 Tekhnologii, and Veb3 Integrator, as well as Cyprus-based Tokentrust, which holds a majority stake in Atomaiz.

受到制裁的公司包括总部位于莫斯科的金融科技公司 B-Crypto、Masterchain、Atomaiz、Veb3 Tekhnologii 和 Veb3 Integrator，以及总部位于塞浦路斯的 Tokentrust，后者持有 Atomaiz 的多数股权。

Two individuals, Igor Veniaminovich Kaigorodov and Timur Evgenyevich Bukanov, were also included in the sanctions list. Kaigorodov is the majority owner of Veb3 Tekhnologii and Veb3 Integrator, while Bukanov is the owner of TOEP.

伊戈尔·韦尼亚米诺维奇·凯戈罗多夫和铁木尔·叶夫根尼耶维奇·布卡诺夫这两个人也被列入制裁名单。 Kaigorodov 是 Veb3 Tekhnologii 和 Veb3 Integrator 的主要所有者，而 Bukanov 是 TOEP 的所有者。

The United States has been closely monitoring the use of virtual assets, such as cryptocurrencies, in Russia since the start of the Ukraine war. Cryptocurrencies offer an alternative and potentially anonymous means of cross-border payments, making them attractive to sanctioned entities seeking to evade financial restrictions.

自乌克兰战争爆发以来，美国一直在密切监视俄罗斯加密货币等虚拟资产的使用情况。加密货币提供了另一种可能匿名的跨境支付方式，这使得它们对寻求规避金融限制的受制裁实体具有吸引力。

According to a report published by blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs, exchanges linked to Russia and Ukraine accounted for more than half of all international volumes in illicit crypto funds before the start of the war.

根据区块链情报公司 TRM Labs 发布的一份报告，战前，与俄罗斯和乌克兰有关的交易所占国际非法加密资金总量的一半以上。

A separate report from Chainalysis revealed that in 2022, the year the Ukraine war broke out, the proportion of crypto activity associated with illegal operations doubled to 0.24% from 0.12% in 2021.

Chainaanalysis 的另一份报告显示，2022 年，即乌克兰战争爆发的那一年，与非法操作相关的加密货币活动的比例从 2021 年的 0.12% 翻了一番，达到 0.24%。

"The Treasury will continue to expose and disrupt the companies that seek to help sanctioned Russian financial institutions reconnect to the global financial system," Nelson подчеркнул.

“财政部将继续揭露和扰乱那些寻求帮助受制裁的俄罗斯金融机构重新与全球金融体系建立联系的公司，”纳尔逊·波德科尼努拉 (Nelson подчеркнул) 说道。