Lithuanian authorities fine crypto company Payeer €9.3 million for violating international sanctions against Russia
The Financial Crime Investigation Service of the Ministry of the Interior of Lithuania ( FNTT ) has fined the cryptocurrency company Payeer, registered in this country, 9.3 million euros. This was reported on the agency's website. After an inspection, FNTT found that the company had violated international sanctions, as well as the law on money laundering and terrorist financing. For the first charge, it was fined 8.23 million euros, for the second - 1.06 million.