BBC President’s Cryptocurrency Investments Revealed! What’s the Russia Connection?

UK-based international broadcaster BBCPresident of Richard Sharp, an organization founded by Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin. cryptocurrency Turns out he invested in the company.

Richard Sharp, a former banker who has served as the head of the BBC since February 2021, named Atomyze, reports The Guardian. crypto- used an offshore company located in the Cayman Islands to invest in his company.

In the news, it was stated that the head of the BBC invested in the company of Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin using the company called “ABCP GP Ltd” registered in the Cayman Islands in 2019.

A spokesperson for BBC Director Sharp said:

“BBC chairman Richard Sharp has long had an interest in a range of emerging technologies and is investing in that context.

No sanctions were imposed on Potanin when he invested in the Russian oligarch Potanin’s company.”

Vladimir Potanin, a well-known Russian oligarch, founded the Atomyze company in Switzerland.

It was stated that Potanin, known for his closeness to Russian President Vladimir Putin, was one of the oligarchs invited to the Kremlin when Russia invaded Ukraine.

To allow Atomyze to trade commodities by users blockchain It is stated that it is a platform that takes advantage of technology.

It was also stated that Richard Sharp was not serving as head of the BBC at the time he invested in Atomyze.