Sanctions

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Posted by | March 28, 2024
Officials From the US and UK Investigate Crypto Transfers to Russian Exchange Valued at $20,000,000,000: Report

Authorities from the US and UK are reportedly investigating $20 billion worth of crypto assets sent to a Russian crypto exchange platform. According to a new report by Bloomberg, anonymous...

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Posted by | February 21, 2024
US Government Sanctions Two Russian Nationals’ Crypto Wallets Related to Ransomeware Group LockBit

The US government is sanctioning the crypto wallets believed to belong to two Russian nationals linked to the ransomware group LockBit. In a statement, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign...

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Posted by | February 20, 2024
U.S. Bans Crypto Addresses Tied to LockBit Ransomware Group From Financial System

The Office of Foreign Asset Control named two Russian nationals and identified 10 bitcoin and ether addresses after an international operation gained control of the organization's website. Law enforcement agencies...

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Posted by | December 14, 2023
CoinList agrees to $1.2M settlement over apparent US sanctions violations

The crypto exchange processed 989 transactions for users in Crimea from April 2020 to May 2022, according to the Office of Foreign Assets Control. 3888 Total views 25 Total shares...

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Posted by | December 10, 2023
Mitt Romney and Three Other Senators Target Crypto in New Bipartisan Bill To Enforce Sanctions

Four US Senators are targeting digital assets in a new bipartisan bill that aims to enforce sanctions against foreign parties that transact with terrorist organizations. According to a new press...

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Posted by | December 8, 2023
US senators target crypto in bill enforcing sanctions on terrorist groups

Senator Elizabeth Warren isn’t leading the charge on this bill linking crypto transactions to terrorism; it comes from Senators Mitt Romney, Mark Warner, Mike Rounds and Jack Reed. 745 Total...

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Posted by | November 29, 2023
US Deputy Treasury Secretary calls for additional tools to sanction crypto firms

Wally Adeyemo cited a recent settlement with crypto exchange Binance and sanctions against crypto mixer Sinbad in calling for an expansion of the U.S. Treasury’s authority. 296 Total views 16...

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Posted by | November 29, 2023
US Treasury sanctions crypto mixer Sinbad, alleging North Korea ties

The government department has previously imposed sanctions on crypto mixers Blender and Tornado Cash despite many in the space pushing back on actions against software tools. 1261 Total views 32...

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Posted by | November 22, 2023
Bitcoin’s Anti-Censorship Ethos Surfaces After Mining Pool F2Pool Acknowledges ‘Filter’

F2Pool, the third-biggest Bitcoin mining pool, drew ire on social media after a report that it might be censoring transactions from an address subject to U.S. government sanctions. One of...

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Posted by | November 14, 2023
Tornado Cash users file appeal over judgment in favor of US Treasury

The six individuals, supported by crypto exchange Coinbase, have taken a case involving the U.S. Treasury sanctioning Tornado Cash to federal appellate court. 458 Total views 8 Total shares A...

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