A7A5 (Russian Ruble Stablecoin)
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A7A5 is a ruble-pegged stablecoin launched in January 2025 by Kyrgyzstan-registered issuer Old Vector on behalf of A7 LLC, a cross-border payments firm co-owned by sanctioned Moldovan fugitive Ilan Shor and Russian state-owned defense-sector bank Promsvyazbank (PSB). US, UK and EU authorities have sanctioned A7A5, its issuer, and its principal trading venues (Grinex, formerly Garantex), alleging the token was designed to help Russian individuals, businesses and the state evade Western financial restrictions and, per UK officials, to help fund Russia's war effort. The scout's claim that A7A5 launched in "February 2026" is not supported by any source found and appears to be incorrect; multiple Tier 1/Tier 2 sources place the launch in January 2025.
Connected Entities
6 entities · 60 linked investigations- A7A5 Ruble Stablecoin / A7 Network→mentioned with→Uniswap(60%)
- A7A5 Ruble Stablecoin / A7 Network→mentioned with→Grinex(70%)
- A7A5 Stablecoin / Old Vector→mentioned with→Uniswap(65%)
- A7A5 Stablecoin / Old Vector→mentioned with→Grinex(70%)
- HTX→mentioned with→Grinex(60%)
- HTX→mentioned with→A7A5 Ruble Stablecoin / A7 Network(75%)
- A7A5 Ruble Stablecoin / A7 Network→mentioned with→A7A5 Stablecoin / Old Vector(80%)
- Grinex→mentioned with→A7A5 Stablecoin / Old Vector(80%)
- A7A5 (Russian Ruble Stablecoin)→mentioned with→A7A5 Stablecoin / Old Vector(85%)
- A7A5 (Russian Ruble Stablecoin)→mentioned with→A7A5 Ruble Stablecoin / A7 Network(85%)
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Connected Through
5 shared actors · 237 investigationsDistinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.
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- □Grinexorganization
- ♦A7A5 Stablecoin / Old Vectortoken
- ♦A7A5 Ruble Stablecoin / A7 Networktoken
Timeline(11 events)
January 2025
A7A5, described as the world's first ruble-backed stablecoin, launches, issued by Kyrgyzstan-registered Old Vector on behalf of A7 LLC.
RFE/RL; Elliptic14 August 2025
US Treasury OFAC sanctions Old Vector, A7 LLC and subsidiaries A71 and A7 Agent, plus the Grinex/Garantex network, over alleged sanctions-evasion use of A7A5.
CoinDesk23 July 2025
Last new A7A5 tokens minted, per Elliptic's later analysis, marking the peak of the token's active use.
EllipticSeptember 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly takes part in a virtual ceremony marking the opening of an A7 branch in Vladivostok, cited by researchers as evidence of high-level state backing for A7.
RFE/RL23 October 2025
EU adopts its 19th sanctions package, directly banning all transactions involving A7A5 and sanctioning its developer, a major trading platform, and its Kyrgyz issuer — the EU's first outright ban on a named cryptocurrency.
Council of the EU (Consilium)16 April 2026
Grinex, the primary remaining A7A5 trading venue, discloses a security breach with over 1 billion rubles reportedly stolen.
Elliptic26 May 2026
UK FCDO sanctions 18 entities and individuals tied to the 'Kremlin-backed A7 network,' alleging it moved over $90 billion the prior year; reporting links the package to HTX, EXMO and Bitpapa.
GOV.UK; Chainalysis; The Moscow TimesMay 2026
HTX publicly denies the UK's allegations, stating it rejected an A7A5 listing application after internal compliance review.
CoinDeskJune 2026
Russia's Foreign Ministry sanctions 17-year-old British researcher Alexander Browder and four other UK nationals over a report identifying A7A5 as a key sanctions-evasion tool.
CoinDesk; EuronewsJune 2026
A7A5 transaction volumes reportedly fall to a low of roughly $24.3 million, down about 96% from their July 2025 peak.
EllipticDecision Log
- hash: B15ikdXZ2LuCQReC3jRJys6PHe3u7wYhoASJ49mWSAMd
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 event). 20 of 20 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-code-investigator
generated: 9/18/2026, 11:13:53 PM
last updated: 9/19/2026, 1:01:14 AM
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