🇷🇺 Deputy Sergei Mironov has proposed a complete ban on the outflow of capital abroad.

He refers to a Bloomberg article which claims that Russian oligarchs are transferring billions of dollars abroad by purchasing cryptocurrencies, gold, and foreign real estate.

"Everything is logical: the oligarchs are getting richer and richer, they don't want to invest in the development of the country, and they certainly don't want to help the country in its military operations. But they need to get rid of their money. And here, the Central Bank came to the rescue, which, in December of last year, lifted even those relatively mild restrictions on the outflow of currency abroad that were introduced after the start of the special military operation. Now you can export as much as you want: if you have a billion, export a billion. There was a ban on transferring dividends to foreign accounts – it was canceled. Our oligarchs are happily taking advantage of all of this."

"I will repeat what I said on February 24, 2022. An open Russian economy is only beneficial to oligarchs; it's a leaky sieve through which our money flows abroad. And those restrictions that were introduced after the start of the special military operation should not be rolled back, but rather tightened to a complete ban on the outflow of capital. Then we will have a sovereign economy that will help Russia defeat the collective West."

Sergei Mironov is a Russian politician, a member of the State Duma, and the leader of the "Fair Russia" faction. Previously, from 2001 to 2011, he headed the Federation Council and twice participated in presidential elections.

❗️This morning, the ambassadors of all 27 EU countries reached an agreement on the 21st package of sanctions against Russia.

The European Union intends to ban transactions with cryptocurrency companies and platforms that served sanctioned Russian entities or helped them circumvent restrictions.

The names of specific cryptocurrency exchanges and companies have not yet been published. But more details will be revealed soon.

🔠 Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX is ceasing operations after 11 years.

– Starting August 26th, traders will no longer be able to open new positions.

– By September 23rd, all remaining positions will be forcibly closed. Users are advised to withdraw their assets as soon as possible.

Key moments in BitMEX's history:

• The exchange was launched in 2014 by Arthur Hayes, Ben Delo, and Samuel Reed.

• In 2016, BitMEX introduced XBTUSD – the first popular cryptocurrency perpetual futures contract with leverage up to 100x. This event marked the point when perpetual contracts became the primary product for most cryptocurrency exchanges.

• According to BitMEX, the total trading volume of XBTUSD alone eventually exceeded $3 trillion.

• Over 11 years, the exchange, according to its own statement, never lost customer funds due to hacking.

Before entering the cryptocurrency space, Arthur Hayes traded derivatives at Deutsche Bank and Citigroup. In 2020, he left his leadership position at BitMEX after being accused by U.S. authorities of lacking a proper AML/KYC system.

In 2022, Hayes pleaded guilty, received house arrest, and a $10 million fine. In 2025, he was pardoned by Donald Trump.