‼️ Billed as the first stablecoin pegged to Russian rouble, the A7A5 token was officially launched in Kyrgyzstan aims to facilitate large-scale financial flows into and out of Russia, - FT
A total of $9.3bn worth of A7A5 being moved to and from wallets linked to that exchange.
A total of $9.3bn worth of A7A5 being moved to and from wallets linked to that exchange.
June 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
‼️ Billed as the first stablecoin pegged to Russian rouble, the A7A5 token was officially launched in Kyrgyzstan aims to facilitate large-scale financial flows into and out of Russia, - FT
A total of $9.3bn worth of A7A5 being moved to and from wallets linked to that exchange.
A total of $9.3bn worth of A7A5 being moved to and from wallets linked to that exchange.
The MPs urged the UK to impose personal sanctions on three senior Kyrgyz officials for their role in enabling sanctions evasion, including allowing infrastructure to support the A7A5 cryptocurrency.
A7A5 is a ruble-pegged stablecoin that has processed more than $100 billion in transactions.
A7A5 is a ruble-pegged stablecoin that has processed more than $100 billion in transactions.
April 24, 2026 at 10:16 AM
The MPs urged the UK to impose personal sanctions on three senior Kyrgyz officials for their role in enabling sanctions evasion, including allowing infrastructure to support the A7A5 cryptocurrency.
A7A5 is a ruble-pegged stablecoin that has processed more than $100 billion in transactions.
A7A5 is a ruble-pegged stablecoin that has processed more than $100 billion in transactions.
Bloomberg reports the EU plans to sanction Russia’s main cryptocurrency for cross-border payments: the ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5. The coin, developed by payment firm A7 controlled by pro-Russian politician Ilan Shor and ProBusinessBank, supports transactions worth $68 billion.
October 6, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Bloomberg reports the EU plans to sanction Russia’s main cryptocurrency for cross-border payments: the ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5. The coin, developed by payment firm A7 controlled by pro-Russian politician Ilan Shor and ProBusinessBank, supports transactions worth $68 billion.
❗️Russia launched the A7A5 cryptocurrency in Kyrgyzstan to bypass sanctions, with over $9B in transactions, FT reports. Created by Promsvyazbank (defense-linked) & fraudster Ilan Shor, it enables global payments for a sanctioned Russia.
June 25, 2025 at 6:27 PM
❗️Russia launched the A7A5 cryptocurrency in Kyrgyzstan to bypass sanctions, with over $9B in transactions, FT reports. Created by Promsvyazbank (defense-linked) & fraudster Ilan Shor, it enables global payments for a sanctioned Russia.
Pro-Russian Moldovan fugitive politician and fraudster Ilan Shor has been added to Ukraine’s sanctions list signed by President Zelensky. As reported by the Financial Times, Shor created the A7A5 crypto token to help Russia bypass sanctions, moving around $9.3 billion in just four months.
July 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Pro-Russian Moldovan fugitive politician and fraudster Ilan Shor has been added to Ukraine’s sanctions list signed by President Zelensky. As reported by the Financial Times, Shor created the A7A5 crypto token to help Russia bypass sanctions, moving around $9.3 billion in just four months.
A cryptocurrency token designed to help Russians evade sanctions, launched by a fugitive Moldovan oligarch and a Russian defence sector bank, moved $9.3bn on a dedicated crypto exchange in just four months
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Crypto coin for Russian shadow payments moves $9bn
The A7A5 token aims to facilitate financial flows disrupted after Ukraine war
on.ft.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:14 AM
A cryptocurrency token designed to help Russians evade sanctions, launched by a fugitive Moldovan oligarch and a Russian defence sector bank, moved $9.3bn on a dedicated crypto exchange in just four months
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🇺🇦 Zelensky has imposed NSDC sanctions on former head of the Presidential Office Andriy Bohdan.
The list includes four more individuals:
Bohdan Pukish, Medvedchuk associate;
Alan Kiryukhin, a Russian businessman and key manager of the sanctioned A7A5 payment system;
The list includes four more individuals:
Bohdan Pukish, Medvedchuk associate;
Alan Kiryukhin, a Russian businessman and key manager of the sanctioned A7A5 payment system;
May 2, 2026 at 4:06 PM
🇺🇦 Zelensky has imposed NSDC sanctions on former head of the Presidential Office Andriy Bohdan.
The list includes four more individuals:
Bohdan Pukish, Medvedchuk associate;
Alan Kiryukhin, a Russian businessman and key manager of the sanctioned A7A5 payment system;
The list includes four more individuals:
Bohdan Pukish, Medvedchuk associate;
Alan Kiryukhin, a Russian businessman and key manager of the sanctioned A7A5 payment system;
It is linked to the Russian bank Promsvyazbank, which is under UK, EU, and US sanctions. However, exchanges in Kyrgyzstan — including Grinex and Meer, which are also under sanctions — have allowed A7A5 to be purchased for cash.
April 24, 2026 at 10:16 AM
It is linked to the Russian bank Promsvyazbank, which is under UK, EU, and US sanctions. However, exchanges in Kyrgyzstan — including Grinex and Meer, which are also under sanctions — have allowed A7A5 to be purchased for cash.
🇪🇺 EU has proposed imposing sanctions on A7A5, a ruble-backed stablecoin tied to sanctioned Russian actors, - Bloomberg
The sanctions will prohibit any engagement by EU-based entities in transactions involving the token and target several banks for enabling crypto-related transactions.
The sanctions will prohibit any engagement by EU-based entities in transactions involving the token and target several banks for enabling crypto-related transactions.
October 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🇪🇺 EU has proposed imposing sanctions on A7A5, a ruble-backed stablecoin tied to sanctioned Russian actors, - Bloomberg
The sanctions will prohibit any engagement by EU-based entities in transactions involving the token and target several banks for enabling crypto-related transactions.
The sanctions will prohibit any engagement by EU-based entities in transactions involving the token and target several banks for enabling crypto-related transactions.
We wrote about this network and some of the companies involved back in April:
newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/a7a5-a-bre...
newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/a7a5-a-bre...
A7A5: A breakout sanctions evasion capability
Russian sanctions evasion, illicit political finance, and more
newsletter.insightthreatintel.com
October 3, 2026 at 10:30 AM
We wrote about this network and some of the companies involved back in April:
newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/a7a5-a-bre...
newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/a7a5-a-bre...
A7A5 was developed by A7, a company owned by Ilan Shor and the Russian state-owned lender Promsvyazbank, which was sanctioned by the UK, the EU and the US in 2022.
October 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
A7A5 was developed by A7, a company owned by Ilan Shor and the Russian state-owned lender Promsvyazbank, which was sanctioned by the UK, the EU and the US in 2022.
The sanctions also hit cryptocurrency exchanges Grinex and Meer, as well as the infrastructure of the new ruble-based crypto token A7A5, which in just four months raised $9.3 billion on a crypto exchange and was specifically designed to bypass Western sanctions.
August 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The sanctions also hit cryptocurrency exchanges Grinex and Meer, as well as the infrastructure of the new ruble-based crypto token A7A5, which in just four months raised $9.3 billion on a crypto exchange and was specifically designed to bypass Western sanctions.
On russian Telegram: Crypto used to launder russian money
Russia has launched its own crypto token, A7A5, to bypass sanctions and conduct secret international settlements.
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Russia has launched its own crypto token, A7A5, to bypass sanctions and conduct secret international settlements.
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June 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
On russian Telegram: Crypto used to launder russian money
Russia has launched its own crypto token, A7A5, to bypass sanctions and conduct secret international settlements.
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Russia has launched its own crypto token, A7A5, to bypass sanctions and conduct secret international settlements.
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Elliptic on A7A5 reaching $100bn in transactions: www.elliptic.co/blog/a7a5-th...
A7A5: The ruble-backed stablecoin crosses $100 billion in transactions
Ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5 hits $100 billion in transactions within a year, highlighting its role in Russian sanctions evasion despite facing significant regulatory challenges.
www.elliptic.co
May 26, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Elliptic on A7A5 reaching $100bn in transactions: www.elliptic.co/blog/a7a5-th...
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December 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
More about A7A5 👇
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🇨🇿 Petr Pavel: Stopping the initiative to supply ammunition to Ukraine will harm Czechia first of all.
💥 Tyumen, Antipinsky Oil Refinery, ELOU-AVT-3 unit was attacked.
🇪🇺 EU has proposed imposing sanctions on A7A5, a ruble-backed stablecoin tied to sanctioned Russian actors, - Bloomberg
10/10
💥 Tyumen, Antipinsky Oil Refinery, ELOU-AVT-3 unit was attacked.
🇪🇺 EU has proposed imposing sanctions on A7A5, a ruble-backed stablecoin tied to sanctioned Russian actors, - Bloomberg
10/10
October 6, 2025 at 8:25 PM
🇨🇿 Petr Pavel: Stopping the initiative to supply ammunition to Ukraine will harm Czechia first of all.
💥 Tyumen, Antipinsky Oil Refinery, ELOU-AVT-3 unit was attacked.
🇪🇺 EU has proposed imposing sanctions on A7A5, a ruble-backed stablecoin tied to sanctioned Russian actors, - Bloomberg
10/10
💥 Tyumen, Antipinsky Oil Refinery, ELOU-AVT-3 unit was attacked.
🇪🇺 EU has proposed imposing sanctions on A7A5, a ruble-backed stablecoin tied to sanctioned Russian actors, - Bloomberg
10/10
Confused about how this A7A5 cryptocurrency scheme is set up? This should help:
December 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Confused about how this A7A5 cryptocurrency scheme is set up? This should help:
The A7A5 token, billed as the first stablecoin pegged to the rouble, was launched in February by a fugitive Moldovan oligarch and a Russian defence sector bank. www.ft.com/content/1c71...
June 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
The A7A5 token, billed as the first stablecoin pegged to the rouble, was launched in February by a fugitive Moldovan oligarch and a Russian defence sector bank. www.ft.com/content/1c71...
Russia's sanctions-busting cryptocurrency network A7 (and its currency A7A5) keeps growing
• Network had $93bn turnover in 2025, with most transactions linked to China and Hong Kong
• A7A5 holders can convert coins into US dollar-pegged stablecoins instantly, with no KYC
www.ft.com/content/3848...
• Network had $93bn turnover in 2025, with most transactions linked to China and Hong Kong
• A7A5 holders can convert coins into US dollar-pegged stablecoins instantly, with no KYC
www.ft.com/content/3848...
September 24, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Russia's sanctions-busting cryptocurrency network A7 (and its currency A7A5) keeps growing
• Network had $93bn turnover in 2025, with most transactions linked to China and Hong Kong
• A7A5 holders can convert coins into US dollar-pegged stablecoins instantly, with no KYC
www.ft.com/content/3848...
• Network had $93bn turnover in 2025, with most transactions linked to China and Hong Kong
• A7A5 holders can convert coins into US dollar-pegged stablecoins instantly, with no KYC
www.ft.com/content/3848...
😂 Les russes se font rincer !
Grinex, une plateforme d'échange de cryptomonnaies d'origine russe qui négocie la cryptomonnaie A7A5 utilisée pour contourner les sanctions, a signalé une cyberattaque de grande ampleur, ...⬇️
Grinex, une plateforme d'échange de cryptomonnaies d'origine russe qui négocie la cryptomonnaie A7A5 utilisée pour contourner les sanctions, a signalé une cyberattaque de grande ampleur, ...⬇️
April 16, 2026 at 7:16 PM
😂 Les russes se font rincer !
Grinex, une plateforme d'échange de cryptomonnaies d'origine russe qui négocie la cryptomonnaie A7A5 utilisée pour contourner les sanctions, a signalé une cyberattaque de grande ampleur, ...⬇️
Grinex, une plateforme d'échange de cryptomonnaies d'origine russe qui négocie la cryptomonnaie A7A5 utilisée pour contourner les sanctions, a signalé une cyberattaque de grande ampleur, ...⬇️
What's unique about the cryptocurrency A7A5 is that it appears to be not only a Kremlin vehicle to circumvent Western war sanctions; it also appears to be a pillar of a larger Kremlin effort to build a parallel financial system independent of the West.
www.rferl.org/a/russia-cry...
www.rferl.org/a/russia-cry...
The Fugitive Oligarch, The Cryptocurrency, And A 'Wild' Kremlin-Blessed Sanctions Evasion Scheme
What's unique about the cryptocurrency A7A5 is that it appears to be set up not only to circumvent Western sanctions; it also appears to be a pillar for a larger Kremlin effort to build a parallel fin...
www.rferl.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
What's unique about the cryptocurrency A7A5 is that it appears to be not only a Kremlin vehicle to circumvent Western war sanctions; it also appears to be a pillar of a larger Kremlin effort to build a parallel financial system independent of the West.
www.rferl.org/a/russia-cry...
www.rferl.org/a/russia-cry...
⚡ A ruble-pegged stablecoin has quietly helped Moscow evade sanctions, moving over $9.3 billion via a Kyrgyz crypto exchange in four months.
Russia’s Secret Crypto Weapon: Ruble Stablecoin Moves $9.3B to Evade Sanctions
The A7A5 token, linked to a Russian oligarch, raises concerns over its use in facilitating transactions for sanctioned entities amid geopolitical tensions.
united24media.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:36 PM
⚡ A ruble-pegged stablecoin has quietly helped Moscow evade sanctions, moving over $9.3 billion via a Kyrgyz crypto exchange in four months.
What do Kyrgyzstan, a Moldovan oligarch and Russian bank Promsvyazbank have in common? For @foreignpolicy.com I explore how Russia has set up an entire cryptocurrency network, A7A5, to circumvent sanctions—with links to all of the above and a $93bn turnover in 2025
foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/31/r...
foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/31/r...
Russia’s Sanctions-Busting Cryptocurrency Empire
A Kremlin-backed fintech company is linked to massive trade in dual-use goods.
foreignpolicy.com
March 31, 2026 at 11:01 AM
What do Kyrgyzstan, a Moldovan oligarch and Russian bank Promsvyazbank have in common? For @foreignpolicy.com I explore how Russia has set up an entire cryptocurrency network, A7A5, to circumvent sanctions—with links to all of the above and a $93bn turnover in 2025
foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/31/r...
foreignpolicy.com/2026/03/31/r...
A7A5: RUSSIA’S ADOPTED CRYPTO SCAM DESIGNED TO MAKE UP LOST REVENUE
Backed by the largest defence sector bank in Russia, and a Moldovan who scammed tens of thousands of people there and in Romania, the cryptocurrency was created in Kyrgyzstan. It uses tokens and charges fees and can be used as a
Backed by the largest defence sector bank in Russia, and a Moldovan who scammed tens of thousands of people there and in Romania, the cryptocurrency was created in Kyrgyzstan. It uses tokens and charges fees and can be used as a
July 9, 2025 at 5:19 AM
A7A5: RUSSIA’S ADOPTED CRYPTO SCAM DESIGNED TO MAKE UP LOST REVENUE
Backed by the largest defence sector bank in Russia, and a Moldovan who scammed tens of thousands of people there and in Romania, the cryptocurrency was created in Kyrgyzstan. It uses tokens and charges fees and can be used as a
Backed by the largest defence sector bank in Russia, and a Moldovan who scammed tens of thousands of people there and in Romania, the cryptocurrency was created in Kyrgyzstan. It uses tokens and charges fees and can be used as a