Binance has blocked the cryptocurrency accounts of relatives of Kremlin officials.
Polina Kovaleva, stepdaughter of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov; Elizaveta Peskova, daughter of President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov; Kirill Malofeev, son of tycoon Konstantin Malofeev, who is under OFAC sanctions and, according to the media, linked to the WEX bitcoin theft.
They will not be able to use their accounts to sell, purchase or transfer cryptoassets.
Earlier, the exchange introduced restrictions for the accounts of Russian users, the value of the assets of which exceed 10,000 euros.