[Russia] Protests: Peaceful protest

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. Cryptocurrency investors reportedly protested in Moscow's business district on April 2, 2025, demanding return of frozen funds from a Russian crypto exchange affected by EU sanctions. The protest was characterized as peaceful with low severity.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether similar protests emerge in other financial centers or spread to affect broader economic activity.

Watch points

• Monitor for additional protests by affected cryptocurrency investors in other Russian financial centers
• Track whether the exchange dispute resolution affects broader crypto trading activity or regulatory responses in Russia