Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhailo Fedorov asked on social media on February 28. All major cryptocurrency exchanges block addresses of Russian users, not only to freeze addresses associated with Russian and Belarusian politicians, but to sabotage ordinary users.
However, Mikhailo Fedorov’s request was not met with a positive response from the crypto community, with Kraken CEO Jesse Powell responding that such action cannot be taken without a legal requirement.