Who gets to move money — and who decides. The geopolitics of money infrastructure, written from the field.https://moneyperimeter.com/enhttps://moneyperimeter.com/posts/frozen-used-taken-3-keys-against-courts/https://moneyperimeter.com/posts/frozen-used-taken-3-keys-against-courts/The Russia case is an institutional-law problem. The Venezuela crypto narrative is a custody problem — and the difference between a Euroclear ledger entry and a hardware wallet is the difference between a court order and a locked door.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://moneyperimeter.com/posts/frozen-used-taken-2-the-principal-line/https://moneyperimeter.com/posts/frozen-used-taken-2-the-principal-line/The argument is not about whether Europe can freeze Russian assets. It is about what the law permits after freezing — and in U.S. law, 'seize' is three different words: blocking, forfeiture, and immunity.Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://moneyperimeter.com/posts/frozen-used-taken-1-the-ladder/https://moneyperimeter.com/posts/frozen-used-taken-1-the-ladder/The most decisive weapon in 21st-century geopolitics is not a missile system — it is access to a payment rail. What states may do with an adversary's money runs on a three-rung ladder: freeze, use, take.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://moneyperimeter.com/posts/why-this-publication-exists/https://moneyperimeter.com/posts/why-this-publication-exists/The transaction graph tells you where money went. It cannot tell you who wanted it moved, or why a state looked away. That gap is the beat.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT