Sanctions

Some Pro-Russian Groups Using Crypto to Fund Paramilitary Operations: TRM Labs
Some Pro-Russian Groups Using Crypto to Fund Paramilitary Operations: TRM Labs
TRM Labs has found that roughy $400,000 has been raised in crypto since February for Russian paramilitary operations in Ukraine. TRM Labs Head of Legal and Government Affairs...
Some Pro-Russian Groups Using Crypto to Fund Paramilitary Operations: TRM Labs

Binance’s Bid to Buy Voyager's Assets Complicated by National Security Concern: Sources
Binance’s Bid to Buy Voyager’s Assets Complicated by National Security Concern: Sources
Binance’s attempt to purchase bankrupt lender Voyager Digital’s assets has been complicated by concerns the U.S. government would reject the transaction, according to sources....
Binance’s Bid to Buy Voyager's Assets Complicated by National Security Concern: Sources

US Treasury Sued for Sanctioning Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash
US Treasury Sued for Sanctioning Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash
Six crypto users, including Coinbase employees, are suing the U.S. Treasury Department for blacklisting Tornado Cash last month, claiming the department’s sanctions watchdog o...
US Treasury Sued for Sanctioning Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash

Ethereum Mining Pool Cuts All Services to Russia
Ethereum Mining Pool Cuts All Services to Russia
Ethereum mining pool Flexpool has cut services to Russian users, in a move to show solidarity with Ukraine. The pool says they did not want to profit from the crisis or fund i...
Ethereum Mining Pool Cuts All Services to Russia

Former CIA Analyst on Role of Crypto as US Expands Sanctions Against Russia
Former CIA Analyst on Role of Crypto as US Expands Sanctions Against Russia
Yaya Jata Fanusie, chief strategist at Cryptocurrency AML Strategies and former CIA analyst, joins “First Mover” to discuss U.S. President Joe Biden’s new sanctions targeting...
Former CIA Analyst on Role of Crypto as US Expands Sanctions Against Russia

Cryptocurrency Is an Unlikely Workaround for Expanded US Sanctions Against Russia
Cryptocurrency Is an Unlikely Workaround for Expanded US Sanctions Against Russia
No, crypto won’t “fix this” for Russia, CoinDesk’s Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nik De explains why legal and blockchain experts are saying that cryptocurrency...
Cryptocurrency Is an Unlikely Workaround for Expanded US Sanctions Against Russia

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US Sanctions Bitcoin Address Belonging to Suspected Syria-Based Terrorist Fundraiser
According to the US Treasury Department, the suspect solicited donations for a militant group involved in the Syrian civil war.
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Why It's Tough to Send Aid Money to Palestine During the Latest Israel-Hamas Conflict
Banks in Israel and around the world are restricting business relationships with what they consider to be risky clients.
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Iran Central Bank to Allow Money Changers, Banks to Pay for Imports Using Mined Crypto
The bank had previously stipulated only digital assets for import funding could be used by itself and no one else.
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US Government Sanctions Crypto Addresses Linked to Russian Election Fraud Scheme
The move is part of a sweeping set of actions taken by the U.S. government against alleged Russian election interference.
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