I really don’t like that Russians are being locked out of crypto

I’m not political at all, and I don’t like war. I live on the opposite side of the planet to Europe and I have no vested interest or relationships with the people of Ukraine or Russia.

What I am, is a believer in decentralisation of the banking industry. I’m reading stories of organisations (Coinbase, Visa, etc) blocking Russian citizens and I do not support that.

There are surely people on both sides, who could be considered victims of war, but if the financial industry can contribute to making more people victims, then that is wrong. Crypto should never be controlled by anyone. Blocking it, or attempting to block it, is not going to solve any political conflict. But keeping it available to anyone and everyone will still ensure people can trade when and what they need to, in order to survive.