Retirement vs. Crypto: Bet or Bust?

Alexander Browder of the Henry Jackson Society explains however authorities actors and transgression networks are exploiting cryptocurrency to money subject programs, skirt sanctions, and people mean investors — and wherefore his reporting led to UK sanctions and a idiosyncratic retaliation from Russia. He breaks down North Korea’s and Iran’s usage of crypto, warns astir the risks of stablecoins (including a Russian-backed stablecoin that processed monolithic illicit volumes successful 2025), and explains wherefore pensioners and retirees should beryllium cautious. Browder besides outlines his adjacent priorities: protecting scam victims and continuing to exposure illicit crypto networks.

Jeffrey Snyder, Broadcast Retirement Network

Joining maine present is Alexander Browder of the Henry Jackson Society.

Alex, large to spot you. Thanks for joining america again connected the programme this morning.

Alexander Browder, Henry Jackson Society

Thanks for having me.

Jeffrey Snyder, Broadcast Retirement Network

Okay, past clip we had you on, we talked astir each the atrocious actors and what they were doing to benignant of skirt astir sanctions and each these different things that Western and different governments are trying to do. So they're backing a batch of bad, these atrocious actors are backing a batch of bad, violent events, et cetera. But there've been immoderate developments actually, I deliberation they're actually, you've struck a nervus due to the fact that they're really picking connected you, 1 peculiar entity.

Go ahead.

Alexander Browder, Henry Jackson Society

Yeah, truthful to springiness you immoderate update for the listeners, past month, 26 elder MPs connected the backmost of my work, the elder UK MPs connected the backmost of my work, wrote to the UK overseas caput urging sanctions connected Russian cryptocurrency wealth launderers, which I identified successful my report. Last week, the UK did authorisation them. But what came arsenic a astonishment to maine is that I was sanctioned by Russia conscionable 2 days ago.

So it's wide I've struck a nervus for the Russians and my enactment is having a existent effect.

Jeffrey Snyder, Broadcast Retirement Network

And I deliberation you are creating a batch much transparency successful a satellite that intelligibly is not transparent. Let maine inquire you a idiosyncratic question, you tin take to reply it oregon not. How does it marque you consciousness that you successful peculiar were targeted by, I mean, you're conscionable 1 person, but you were targeted by the Russian authorities implicit your elaborate report?

Now it was backed by respective MPs oregon galore MPs, but however does it marque you consciousness personally?

Alexander Browder, Henry Jackson Society

Yeah, truthful the sanctions don't intimidate me. It lone makes maine much passionate to continue. I've described it arsenic a badge of honor.