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Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hits Garantex With Asset Freeze

Josh1 min read

Ministry of Foreign Affairs JapanJapan added Russian crypto exchange Garantex to its asset-freeze list this week, joining the U.S. and European Union in targeting a platform Treasury says handled more than $100 million tied to ransomware and other illicit activity. There’s one catch. U.S. authorities seized Garantex’s domain in March 2025, and Treasury says its staff had already shifted […]

Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/regulation-and-legal/japans-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-hits-garantex-with-asset-freeze/

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