A 17-year-old British boy was sanctioned by Russia for exposing how its stablecoin circumvented sanctions.

On June 5th, Cointelegraph reported that 17-year-old British teenager Alexander Browder has been sanctioned by Russia for revealing that Russia may have used the A7A5 stablecoin to circumvent sanctions. In a March report, Browder pointed out that the ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5, backed by the Russian financial institution Promsvyazbank, was being used to circumvent Western sanctions imposed due to the Russia-Ukraine war. The EU has already placed A7A5 under sanctions in October 2025. Browder stated that his actions touched a nerve with the Russian government, and he may be the youngest person ever sanctioned by Russia.