Sep 23, 2026
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov met on the sidelines of a Group of 20 gathering in North Carolina, marking the first time Siluanov traveled to the U.S. since Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Russia's first G20 participation since 2022.
The U.S. Treasury Department is pressuring Binance to implement stricter compliance measures following reports that over $1 billion in cryptocurrency transactions tied to Iranian entities moved through the exchange despite sanctions.