Belarus Tightens the Digital Leash: Crypto Gets the Lukashenko Treatment
The President’s sudden enthusiasm for regulation was spurred by what one can only imagine was a spectacularly dull, unplanned inspection of cryptocurrency platform operators. Much to everyone’s shock, the platforms were found to have committed the sin of violating… well, something. Among the irregularities were “improper registration of financial transactions” and, in a thrilling twist, “failing to return funds transferred abroad” in half of the cases. “Not on my watch!” Lukashenko, looking none too pleased, remarked. How dare they!






