Binance Crypto Exchange Blocks Accounts of Relatives of Russian Officials

According to the Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Binance blocked the accounts of relatives of Russian officials.

What is known

According to Mikhail Fedorov, this list includes:

• Polina Kovaleva, stepdaughter minister Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov.
• Elizabeth Peskov, daughter of Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of President Vladimir Putin.
• Kirill Malofeev, son of tycoon Konstantin Malofeev, who is under OFAC sanctions and, according to the media, is associated with the theft of bitcoins from the WEX exchange.

These people will no longer be able to use their Binance accounts to buy, sell or transfer cryptocurrencies.

Recall that earlier Crypto exchange Binance introduced restrictions for users from Russia.

Source: Mikhail Fedorov