Total exchange volumes have reached $8.5 billion, with 61% traded between A7A5 and rubles. The rest are trades between A7A5 ...

A rouble-backed stablecoin that could help Russia circumvent Western restrictions on payments has seen a jump in transaction ...

A Ruble-backed stablecoin tied to a Russian defense bank and a sanctioned payments firm has seen its usage spike sharply, with over $40 billion moved through ...

STORY: From another step on the road to formal crypto regulation to the rouble-backed stablecoin that could be helping Russia ...

Launched in Kyrgyzstan, A7A5 has reportedly processed $41.2B in transaction volume, with a spike during this month, according ...

Despite tightening financial rules and Western sanctions on its traditional banking sector, Kyrgyzstan is seeing a surge in ...

Russia could be turning to a new cryptocurrency called A7A5 to allow money to flow in and out of the country and avoid ...

A new ruble-backed cryptocurrency called A7A5 has been making headlines after it processed more than $40 billion in transfers, according to blockch ...

Russia evades sanctions using Kyrgyz crypto; TRM Labs links shell firms, stablecoins, and weak laws to illicit financial ...

A7A5 and Grinex appear to have emerged and grown in the wake of the collapse of another major Russian shadow payments system. Garantex, Russia’s largest crypto exchange, was taken down by US law ...

A7A5, a new stablecoin backed by the Russian ruble, has reportedly been involved in $9.3 billion worth of transactions with Grinex, which denies any ties to the sanctioned exchange Garantex.

Brussels imposed sanctions on multiple actors who leveraged cryptocurrencies to skirt controls, move funds, and amplify pro‑Kremlin disinformation and interference in elections.