FBI Director Christopher Wray said Thursday that the Russians “highly overestimated” their ability to circumvent international sanctions through the use of cryptocurrency.

Wray added that there have been some “very significant seizures” of Russian-owned cryptocurrency since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine in late February.

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