Ilan Shor

Concerned about secondary sanctions exposure, China's hesitation to directly support Russia prompted Moscow to increasingly adopt stablecoins as an alternative payment mechanism, fundamentally altering modern financial warfare tactics and circumventing traditional banking restrictions.

Moldovan magnate Vladimir Plahotniuc was sentenced to 19 years in prison for his role in a massive bank heist.

A Moldovan oligarch and ex-opposition leader received a 19-year sentence in a $1 billion bank fraud case.