FinTelegram yesterday brought an update on the Russian-controlled crypto payment processor Mercuryo. We have monitored this crypto payment processor for several years and uncovered that it had facilitated scams. Mercuryo, we were told today, has hired Austrian law firm Binder Groesswang to take SLAPP action against the European Fund Recovery Initiative (EFRI) for allegedly controlling FinTelegram and its reporting. The law firm has not heard of the Western sanctions against Russia and the Russians.