On Meidas Defense: cryptocurrency, sanctions, and Trump quid pro quo

Molly White · 23 Oct 2026

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Crypto has gone from a supplement to shell companies and shadow banks to core infrastructure for sanctioned states.

Their wordsWhile crypto used to be more of a supplement to the usual shell companies and shadow banks that sanctioned states rely on, now it is core infrastructure.

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