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A sanctions-evading stablecoin passes $100B in transactions

development2026-01-26

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The ruble-backed A7A5 stablecoin, created to circumvent restrictions on Russia, passed $100 billion in transactions in under a year.

Reported metric: $100B

Reporting date: 2026-01-26 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to January 26, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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A sanctions-evading stablecoin passes $100B in transactions
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-01-26
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-01-26-a7a5-stablecoin-100b
Claim: The ruble-backed A7A5 stablecoin, created to circumvent restrictions on Russia, passed $100 billion in transactions in under a year.
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- Welcome to January 26, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-january-26-2026
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