2021 m. spalio 18 d., pirmadienis
Treasury Warns That Digital Currencies Could Weaken U.S. Sanctions
The United States has more than 9,000 sanctions in place, largely to punish countries such as North Korea, Iran and Venezuela for facilitating terrorism, violating human rights or committing other illicit behavior. The strength of the U.S. dollar and its role as the world’s reserve currency means that the United States can cut off countries, groups or individuals from much of the global financial system at its discretion. That has intensified efforts to find new ways to evade America’s sanctions, including by using digital currencies that do not flow through the traditional banking system.
Last month, the Biden administration cracked down on the growing problem of ransomware attacks, expanding its use of sanctions to cut off digital payment systems that have allowed such criminal activity to flourish and threaten national security.
The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets is expected to release a separate report this year with regulatory recommendations for stablecoins, which are asset-backed digital currencies that have been growing in popularity.
The Treasury Department has been assessing the sanctions it has imposed on the Taliban since the group toppled the government of Afghanistan this summer and working to ensure that humanitarian aid can still get into the country."
Vytautas Landsbergis: "The Prime Minister had arrived, greeted me and we had a very nice conversation."
This stupid goat-musician still rules Lithuania, even though the nation is already on the verge of extinction thanks to him.
Vytautas Landsbergis: "Buvo premjerė atvažiavusi, pasveikino ir labai gražiai pasikalbėjome."
Šitas kvailas ožys-muzikantas vis dar valdo Lietuvą, nors tauta jau prie išmirimo ribos jo dėka.