Lawyers Challenging U.S. Tornado Cash Sanctions Say Free Speech Is at Stake
Open source software isn’t property, and current sanctions laws are ill-equipped to handle this, lawyers argue.
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May 25, 2023 at 8:18 a.m. UTC
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U.S. Treasury Sanctions North Korean-Owned Binance Wallets; Says Entities Used Funds to Support WMD Programs
The Binance-hosted wallets received more than $2 million worth of various cryptocurrencies that were then sent on to North Korean entities, OFAC alleged
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May 23, 2023 at 3:25 p.m. UTC
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U.S. Sanctions Watchdog Alleges Russia-Linked Crypto Wallet Processed $5M
An Irish national helped wealthy Russians evade sanctions and hide money in UAE, OFAC said Friday.
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May 19, 2023 at 7:39 p.m. UTC
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IRS, Chainalysis and Ukraine Targeting Russian Crypto Sanctions Evaders Jointly
The IRS Criminal Investigation division is supporting Ukrainian investigators by providing blockchain analysis tools.
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May 11, 2023 at 5:20 p.m. UTC
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Privacy Project Railgun DAO Adopts Chainway’s ‘Proof of Innocence’ Tool
Railgun DAO’s new functionality – initially developed by the developer Chainway for use on Tornado Cash – could allow users to mathematically demonstrate that coins involved i...
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May 8, 2023 at 1:58 p.m. UTC
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U.S. Justice Department Investigating Binance for Russia-Related Sanctions Violations: Bloomberg
CoinDesk has reached out to Binance and the Justice Department for comment.
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May 6, 2023 at 2:40 a.m. UTC
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Crypto Exchange Poloniex Agrees to $7.6M Fee to Settle Sanctions Violation Charges
Poloniex allegedly did not maintain proper know-your-customer practices between 2014 and 2019.
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May 1, 2023 at 6:22 p.m. UTC
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U.S. Sanctions 3 North Koreans for Supporting Hacking Group Known for Crypto Thefts
The three were engaged in crypto activities themselves, and the U.S. Treasury Department says they were tied to the networks of DPRK entities laundering stolen crypto or movin...
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Apr 24, 2023 at 2:33 p.m. UTC
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Russia Plans to Mine Crypto for Cross-Border Deals, Says Central Bank
International sanctions have been imposed on the country to exclude it from the U.S. dollar-powered global payment infrastructure.
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Apr 19, 2023 at 6:49 p.m. UTC
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Russians Use Tether to Send Money to the West, Evading Sanctions and KYC – Transparency International
Russian banks may be cut off from the SWIFT international payments network but, despite wide-ranging international sanctions, money keeps flowing between Russia and the West....
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Mar 15, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. UTC
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