Japan freezes assets tied to Garantex Europe in new Russia sanctions

Japan on Oct. 2 announced additional sanctions on Russia and designated 33 entities and nine individuals, including crypto exchange Garantex Europe, for asset freezes. Garantex is known to have continued operating through follow-up platform Grinex and ruble-linked stablecoin A7A5 after sanctions by the U.S., UK and EU, as well as a 2025 server seizure.