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{"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"8bcb7e65-fdb0-489a-9ff8-2da0ef4884a4","kind":"publish","page_slug":"rapira-group-llc-aifory-llc-aifory-pro","published_at":"2026-05-28T04:23:30.164Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"Rapira Group LLC / Aifory LLC (Aifory Pro)","sections":[{"content":"On May 26, 2026, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office designated Rapira Group LLC and Aifory LLC under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, as part of a sweeping 18-entity package targeting the A7 crypto sanctions-evasion network. Both entities were listed under the category 'Entities and individuals involved in supporting the Russian financial sector.' This designation marked the first time the UK applied Regulation 17A to cryptoasset exchanges, a tool previously reserved for sanctioned banks. Under Regulation 17A(2), UK financial firms and crypto service providers are prohibited from maintaining correspondent relationships with or processing payments tied to Rapira Group and Aifory. Additional measures include full asset freezes under Regulations 11 and 12, and internet restriction orders requiring app stores, internet providers, and social media platforms to take reasonable steps to block UK users from accessing content or applications linked to both entities. The National Bank of Georgia confirmed that neither entity was under Georgian regulatory supervision as both had operated without proper domestic registration.","heading":"UK FCDO Sanctions Designation (May 26, 2026)","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"List of Russia sanctions designations, 26 May 2026 — GOV.UK","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/list-of-russia-sanctions-designations-26-may-2026"},{"credibility":2,"name":"UK Designates Huobi, Exmo, Bitpapa, and 11 Other Entities for Russian Crypto Sanctions Evasion — TRM Labs","type":"research","url":"https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/uk-designates-huobi-exmo-bitpapa-and-11-other-entities-for-russian-crypto-sanctions-evasion"},{"credibility":2,"name":"UK designates cryptoasset exchanges including HTX in sweeping new sanctions package — Elliptic","type":"research","url":"https://www.elliptic.co/blog/uk-designates-cryptoasset-exchanges-in-sweeping-new-sanctions-package"},{"credibility":1,"name":"UK sanctions Huobi and ruble stablecoin issuer in crackdown on Russia crypto networks — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/05/26/uk-sanctions-huobi-and-ruble-stablecoin-issuer-in-crackdown-on-russia-crypto-networks"}]},{"content":"Both Rapira Group and Aifory are alleged by UK authorities and blockchain analytics firms to form part of the 'last mile' ruble liquidity infrastructure supporting the A7 network. The A7 network is a group of companies and individuals alleged to have moved more than $90 billion into Russia's economy using cryptocurrency in a single year, representing more than half of Russia's estimated annual military budget. The network's mechanism centered on the A7A5 ruble-backed stablecoin, which accumulated $93 billion in trading volume in its first year, enabling Russian firms to swap rubles into stablecoin and then into dollar-pegged assets such as USDT, sidestepping banking restrictions that block conventional Russian payments. Rapira Group is documented by TRM Labs as a successor exchange that absorbed transaction flows from the disrupted Garantex operations, with its largest single counterparty relationship being $375.6 million in bilateral transactions with Grinex.io, beginning March 10, 2025 — three days after Garantex's seizure. Total bilateral exposure for Rapira with UK-targeted and pre-existing sanctioned Russian network entities exceeded $543 million according to TRM Labs. Aifory Pro is characterized by Chainalysis and TRM Labs as a downstream node receiving ruble-denominated value primarily from ABCex. Its total incoming and outgoing volume since mid-2023 exceeded $3 billion, with $189 million in documented bilateral exposure to the broader Russia-linked sanctions ecosystem.","heading":"Role in the A7 Sanctions-Evasion Network","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"UK Sanctions Crypto Companies With Russia Ties — Chainalysis","type":"research","url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/uk-sanctions-crypto-entities-russian-trade-blockade-evasion-may-2026/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"UK Designates Huobi, Exmo, Bitpapa, and 11 Other Entities for Russian Crypto Sanctions Evasion — TRM Labs","type":"research","url":"https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/uk-designates-huobi-exmo-bitpapa-and-11-other-entities-for-russian-crypto-sanctions-evasion"},{"credibility":2,"name":"How A7A5 and Grinex Enable The Russian Shadow Crypto Economy — Chainalysis","type":"research","url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/a7a5-grinex-russian-crypto-economy-ofac-sanctions-august-2025/"}]},{"content":"Rapira Group LLC was registered in Kutaisi, Georgia on November 9, 2022, via a power of attorney held by British citizen Ilya Akhaev, who is listed as both founder and, as of the designation date, liquidator. Georgia's Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance determined the company had no Georgian bank accounts, assets, or physical offices and provided services exclusively to Russian users via the domains rapira.net and rapira.org. The platform allowed cryptocurrency exchange without mandatory KYC or identity verification and allegedly integrated directly with Russian state-linked banking channels including Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, and Promsvyazbank, all of which carry existing OFAC designations. On-chain analytics documented by TRM Labs show total bilateral sanctions-ecosystem exposure exceeding $543 million. The largest single relationship was $375.6 million with Grinex.io — the alleged successor to Garantex — beginning three days after Garantex's March 2025 enforcement takedown. Elliptic separately documented over $72 million in direct Rapira-Grinex transactions. Additional exposure included documented bilateral transactions with Garantex and Bitpapa. Rapira's Moscow office was reportedly raided by Russian law enforcement in late 2025 in connection with an investigation into alleged capital flight to Dubai. As of the UK designation date the company was reportedly in liquidation, with Akhaev serving as liquidator.","heading":"Rapira Group LLC: Registration, Ownership, and Operations","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"UK Designates Huobi, Exmo, Bitpapa, and 11 Other Entities for Russian Crypto Sanctions Evasion — TRM Labs","type":"research","url":"https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/uk-designates-huobi-exmo-bitpapa-and-11-other-entities-for-russian-crypto-sanctions-evasion"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Russia-linked cryptocurrency services and sanctions evasion — Elliptic","type":"research","url":"https://www.elliptic.co/blog/russia-linked-cryptocurrency-services-and-sanctions-evasion"},{"credibility":2,"name":"UK imposes sanctions on three companies registered in Georgia — JAMnews","type":"news_article","url":"https://jam-news.net/uk-imposes-sanctions-on-three-companies-registered-in-georgia/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Finance ministry investigates UK-sanctioned firms, says cases already resolved — Georgia Today","type":"news_article","url":"https://georgiatoday.ge/finance-ministry-investigates-uk-sanctioned-firms-says-cases-already-resolved/"}]},{"content":"Aifory LLC was registered in the Tbilisi Free Industrial Zone (Omar Khizanishvili Street) on June 23, 2023, by Giorgi Nutsubidze, with Mikhail Gevorkyan listed as director and sole owner. Georgia's Investigation Service determined Aifory LLC was fictitiously registered in the names of other persons in exchange for payment, with all actual operations conducted from Moscow and no assets or offices present in Georgia. The platform operated publicly under the brand Aifory Pro since at least mid-2023. It offered cash-to-crypto conversion from a physical office in Moscow (advertising 'offline exchanges from 5,000,000 RUB with no stated maximum and volumes of up to 100 million per hour by appointment'), as well as operations in Dubai and Turkey. The platform marketed itself as a 'Foreign Economic Activity Payment Agent' facilitating international trade between Russia and China. Aifory Pro additionally offered virtual USDT-backed payment cards and Apple Pay-enabled cards, explicitly marketed to Russian users as a means to access Western online services blocked inside Russia, including Airbnb and ChatGPT. TRM Labs data shows total incoming and outgoing volume exceeding $3 billion. Documented bilateral exposure with the Russia-linked sanctions ecosystem was $189 million: $175.2 million (93%) attributable to ABCex, $9.6 million bilateral with Garantex, $2.9 million with Rapira, and $0.6 million with A7 corporate infrastructure. Elliptic separately documented approximately $2 million in transactions from Aifory Pro to Abantether, an Iranian exchange, indicating multi-jurisdictional sanctions exposure.","heading":"Aifory LLC (Aifory Pro): Registration, Ownership, and Operations","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"UK Designates Huobi, Exmo, Bitpapa, and 11 Other Entities for Russian Crypto Sanctions Evasion — TRM Labs","type":"research","url":"https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/uk-designates-huobi-exmo-bitpapa-and-11-other-entities-for-russian-crypto-sanctions-evasion"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Russia-linked cryptocurrency services and sanctions evasion — Elliptic","type":"research","url":"https://www.elliptic.co/blog/russia-linked-cryptocurrency-services-and-sanctions-evasion"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Aifory Pro offline exchange page — aifory.pro (self-description)","type":"official","url":"https://aifory.pro/en/premexchange"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Finance ministry investigates UK-sanctioned firms, says cases already resolved — Georgia Today","type":"news_article","url":"https://georgiatoday.ge/finance-ministry-investigates-uk-sanctioned-firms-says-cases-already-resolved/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"National Bank of Georgia on sanctioned companies — JAMnews","type":"news_article","url":"https://jam-news.net/national-bank-of-georgia-georgian-companies-sanctioned-by-uk-were-not-under-our-supervision/"}]},{"content":"Georgia's Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance conducted a parallel investigation and established that Aifory LLC and Arvix LLC were fictitiously registered in the names of Georgian nationals in exchange for payment, while actual operations ran from Moscow. Rapira Group LLC was determined to have been registered through a power of attorney with no Georgian operational presence. A Georgian court issued a ruling on April 28, 2026 — approximately one month before the UK sanctions — convicting individuals connected to the fictitious registration scheme. Three defendants received fines and suspended sentences. The alleged principal organizer, Davit Jincharadze, received a sentence of 9 years and 6 months imprisonment. The National Bank of Georgia stated it had provided relevant information to law enforcement in September 2025 and had applied supervisory measures at that time. The Georgian Finance Ministry's Investigation Service stated it continues cooperating with international partners to combat financial crime and prevent attempts to circumvent international sanctions. The pattern of fictitious Georgian registration while operating from Moscow represents deliberate regulatory arbitrage intended to present a non-Russian legal domicile to international counterparties and compliance systems.","heading":"Georgian Criminal Proceedings and Shell Registration Scheme","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Finance ministry investigates UK-sanctioned firms, says cases already resolved — Georgia Today","type":"news_article","url":"https://georgiatoday.ge/finance-ministry-investigates-uk-sanctioned-firms-says-cases-already-resolved/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"National Bank of Georgia on sanctioned companies — JAMnews","type":"news_article","url":"https://jam-news.net/national-bank-of-georgia-georgian-companies-sanctioned-by-uk-were-not-under-our-supervision/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"The UK has added three companies registered in Georgia to the sanctions list — Pravda Georgia","type":"news_article","url":"https://ge.news-pravda.com/en/russia/2026/05/26/29766.html"}]},{"content":"Prior to the UK designation, both Rapira Group and Aifory Pro were identified in research published by Elliptic and TRM Labs as entities filling the liquidity void left by Garantex's March 2025 enforcement takedown. Elliptic's February 2026 research named five exchanges — Bitpapa, ABCex, EXMO, Rapira, and Aifory Pro — as the primary platforms absorbing displaced Russian sanctions-evasion flows after Garantex's disruption. The report noted Rapira's Moscow office had been raided in a capital-flight investigation and documented Aifory Pro's USDT virtual card product as explicitly designed to circumvent Western service restrictions inside Russia. Elliptic also identified the Abantether (Iranian exchange) connection as a high-risk cross-jurisdictional indicator. TRM Labs independently tracked Rapira's $543 million bilateral sanctions-ecosystem exposure and Aifory Pro's $3 billion total volume. Blockchain analytics also showed that Huobi (HTX) flows to the successor-exchange set including Rapira, Aifory Pro, Grinex.io, ABCex, A7, and A7A5 grew approximately 10-fold following Garantex's takedown — from $111 million to $1.13 billion — with the A7 network segment alone absorbing $838 million, a 193-fold increase. These pre-designation analytical products preceded the UK sanctions package by approximately three months.","heading":"Pre-Sanctions Flagging by Blockchain Intelligence Firms","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Elliptic flags Russia-linked crypto exchanges over sanctions exposure risks — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/23/elliptic-flags-russia-linked-crypto-platforms-ongoing-sanctions-evasion"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Russia-linked cryptocurrency services and sanctions evasion — Elliptic","type":"research","url":"https://www.elliptic.co/blog/russia-linked-cryptocurrency-services-and-sanctions-evasion"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Russia: five crypto exchanges allegedly circumventing international sanctions — Atlas21","type":"news_article","url":"https://atlas21.com/russia-five-crypto-exchanges-allegedly-circumventing-international-sanctions/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"UK Sanctions Crypto Companies With Russia Ties — Chainalysis","type":"research","url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/uk-sanctions-crypto-entities-russian-trade-blockade-evasion-may-2026/"}]},{"content":"As of May 26, 2026, any UK person or entity transacting with Rapira Group LLC or Aifory LLC faces criminal and civil penalties under the UK Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. The asset freeze applies to all funds, economic resources, or financial assets owned, held, or controlled by either entity that fall under UK jurisdiction. UK financial institutions are prohibited from processing payments or maintaining any correspondent banking relationships with these entities. Aifory Pro's ruble-to-USDT virtual card product, marketed on its website at aifory.pro, represents a direct retail-facing sanctions risk for any counterparty processing USDT payments to or from these cards. Rapira's integration with OFAC-designated Russian banks — Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, and Promsvyazbank — compounds US secondary sanctions exposure for non-UK counterparties globally. Both entities' lack of AML/KYC controls, explicitly documented in Elliptic's research, means transaction tracing through these platforms presents significant due-diligence challenges. On-chain exposure to either entity's documented wallet addresses should be treated as high-risk by compliance teams globally. Retail and institutional counterparties who hold funds at either platform face potential asset freeze risk under the UK designation.","heading":"Compliance and Counterparty Risk","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"List of Russia sanctions designations, 26 May 2026 — GOV.UK","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/list-of-russia-sanctions-designations-26-may-2026"},{"credibility":2,"name":"UK Moves to Choke Russia's Crypto-Powered Shadow Economy — Crypto Times","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptotimes.io/2026/05/26/uk-moves-to-choke-russias-crypto-powered-shadow-economy/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Vlasiuk: New British sanctions shut down key Russian crypto channels — Ukrinform","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/4127656-vlasiuk-new-british-sanctions-shut-down-key-russian-crypto-channels-used-to-evade-restrictions.html"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":1,"name":"List of Russia sanctions designations, 26 May 2026 — GOV.UK","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/list-of-russia-sanctions-designations-26-may-2026"},{"credibility":2,"name":"UK Designates Huobi, Exmo, Bitpapa, and 11 Other Entities for Russian Crypto Sanctions Evasion — TRM Labs","type":"research","url":"https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/uk-designates-huobi-exmo-bitpapa-and-11-other-entities-for-russian-crypto-sanctions-evasion"},{"credibility":2,"name":"UK Sanctions Crypto Companies With Russia Ties — Chainalysis","type":"research","url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/uk-sanctions-crypto-entities-russian-trade-blockade-evasion-may-2026/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Russia-linked cryptocurrency services and sanctions evasion — Elliptic","type":"research","url":"https://www.elliptic.co/blog/russia-linked-cryptocurrency-services-and-sanctions-evasion"},{"credibility":2,"name":"UK designates cryptoasset exchanges including HTX in sweeping new sanctions package — 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resolved — Georgia Today","type":"news_article","url":"https://georgiatoday.ge/finance-ministry-investigates-uk-sanctioned-firms-says-cases-already-resolved/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"National Bank of Georgia on sanctioned companies — JAMnews","type":"news_article","url":"https://jam-news.net/national-bank-of-georgia-georgian-companies-sanctioned-by-uk-were-not-under-our-supervision/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"UK imposes sanctions on three companies registered in Georgia — JAMnews","type":"news_article","url":"https://jam-news.net/uk-imposes-sanctions-on-three-companies-registered-in-georgia/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"The UK has added three companies registered in Georgia to the sanctions list — Pravda Georgia","type":"news_article","url":"https://ge.news-pravda.com/en/russia/2026/05/26/29766.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Russia: five crypto exchanges allegedly circumventing international sanctions — Atlas21","type":"news_article","url":"https://atlas21.com/russia-five-crypto-exchanges-allegedly-circumventing-international-sanctions/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"How A7A5 and Grinex Enable The Russian Shadow Crypto Economy — Chainalysis","type":"research","url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/a7a5-grinex-russian-crypto-economy-ofac-sanctions-august-2025/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"UK sanctions Russia-linked A7 crypto and payment firms — Payment Expert","type":"news_article","url":"https://paymentexpert.com/2026/05/27/uk-sanctions-russia-crypto-payments/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"UK Sanctions 18 Crypto Firms Helping Russia Dodge War Restrictions — Technology.org","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.technology.org/2026/05/27/uk-sanctions-russia-a7-crypto-networks/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Vlasiuk: New British sanctions shut down key Russian crypto channels — Ukrinform","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-economy/4127656-vlasiuk-new-british-sanctions-shut-down-key-russian-crypto-channels-used-to-evade-restrictions.html"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Aifory Pro offline exchange page (self-description) — aifory.pro","type":"official","url":"https://aifory.pro/en/premexchange"}],"summary":"Rapira Group LLC and Aifory LLC (operating as Aifory Pro) are Georgian-registered cryptocurrency exchanges that operated primarily in the Russian market, offering ruble-to-crypto on-ramp services and cash-to-crypto conversion. On May 26, 2026, both entities were designated by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as part of an 18-entity Russia sanctions package targeting the A7 network, a crypto-based infrastructure alleged to have moved over $90 billion into Russia's economy. UK sanctions impose full asset freezes, Regulation 17A correspondent banking prohibitions, and internet access restrictions, representing the first application of banking-style sanctions to crypto exchanges under the UK Russia sanctions regime.","timeline":[{"date":"2022-11-09","event":"Rapira Group LLC registered in Kutaisi, Georgia via power of attorney by British citizen Ilya Akhaev. Georgian Investigation Service later finds no Georgian assets, bank accounts, or offices were ever established.","source":"JAMnews / Georgia Today","source_url":"https://jam-news.net/uk-imposes-sanctions-on-three-companies-registered-in-georgia/"},{"date":"2023-06-23","event":"Aifory LLC registered in Tbilisi Free Industrial Zone by Giorgi Nutsubidze, with Mikhail Gevorkyan as director. Georgian Investigation Service later determines registration was fictitious and conducted in exchange for payment.","source":"Georgia Today","source_url":"https://georgiatoday.ge/finance-ministry-investigates-uk-sanctioned-firms-says-cases-already-resolved/"},{"date":"2023-07-01","event":"Aifory Pro begins operations as a ruble-to-crypto on-ramp (approximate date based on TRM Labs on-chain analysis placing launch in mid-2023).","source":"TRM Labs","source_url":"https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/uk-designates-huobi-exmo-bitpapa-and-11-other-entities-for-russian-crypto-sanctions-evasion"},{"date":"2025-03-07","event":"Garantex, the primary Russian crypto exchange enabling sanctions evasion, is seized and shut down by a US-led international law enforcement operation. Rapira Group, Aifory Pro, and other successor platforms subsequently absorb displaced transaction volume.","source":"Chainalysis","source_url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/uk-sanctions-crypto-entities-russian-trade-blockade-evasion-may-2026/"},{"date":"2025-03-10","event":"Rapira Group begins documented relationship with Grinex.io — the alleged Garantex successor — three days after Garantex's takedown. This relationship ultimately accounts for $375.6 million of Rapira's total sanctioned-ecosystem exposure.","source":"TRM Labs","source_url":"https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/uk-designates-huobi-exmo-bitpapa-and-11-other-entities-for-russian-crypto-sanctions-evasion"},{"date":"2025-09-01","event":"National Bank of Georgia provides law enforcement with information about Rapira Group, Aifory LLC, and related entities operating without Georgian registration, and applies supervisory measures.","source":"JAMnews / National Bank of Georgia","source_url":"https://jam-news.net/national-bank-of-georgia-georgian-companies-sanctioned-by-uk-were-not-under-our-supervision/"},{"date":"2025-12-01","event":"Russian law enforcement searches Rapira Group's Moscow office in connection with an investigation into alleged capital flight, reportedly involving suspected flows to Dubai.","source":"Elliptic / Atlas21","source_url":"https://www.elliptic.co/blog/russia-linked-cryptocurrency-services-and-sanctions-evasion"},{"date":"2026-02-23","event":"Elliptic publishes research naming Rapira and Aifory Pro among five exchanges enabling ruble-to-crypto conversion for sanctions evasion following Garantex's shutdown, documenting USDT virtual card circumvention and sanctioned-entity on-chain exposure.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/23/elliptic-flags-russia-linked-crypto-platforms-ongoing-sanctions-evasion"},{"date":"2026-04-28","event":"Georgian court issues ruling in criminal case connected to fictitious registration of Aifory LLC and related entities. Three defendants receive fines and suspended sentences; alleged organizer Davit Jincharadze receives 9 years and 6 months imprisonment.","source":"Georgia Today","source_url":"https://georgiatoday.ge/finance-ministry-investigates-uk-sanctioned-firms-says-cases-already-resolved/"},{"date":"2026-05-26","event":"UK FCDO designates Rapira Group LLC and Aifory LLC among 18 entities and individuals in a Russia crypto-sanctions package. Full asset freezes imposed. Regulation 17A correspondent banking prohibitions applied — the first use of this measure against crypto exchanges under UK Russia sanctions. Internet restriction orders applied to both entities' digital properties.","source":"GOV.UK / UK FCDO","source_url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/list-of-russia-sanctions-designations-26-may-2026"}]},"v":1}