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FinCEN Associate Director Alessio Evangelista (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
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US Treasury Official Warns Crypto Industry to Proactively Sanction 'Problematic' Wallets
FinCEN Associate Director Alessio Evangelista said crypto service providers shouldn't wait for the government to designate a wallet if it's being used for illicit activity.
FinCEN Associate Director Alessio Evangelista (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
By Danny Nelson
May 19, 2022 at 4:37 p.m. UTC
May 19, 2022
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US Sanctions North Korea-Linked Bitcoin Mixer Blender.io
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US Sanctions North Korea-Linked Bitcoin Mixer Blender.io
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned North Korea-linked crypto mixing service Blender.io as part of its efforts to ice the flow of...
US Sanctions North Korea-Linked Bitcoin Mixer Blender.io
By CoinDesk Staff
May 9, 2022 at 4:16 p.m. UTC
May 9, 2022
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US Officials Add North Korea-Link Bitcoin Mixer to Sanctions List
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US Officials Add North Korea-Link Bitcoin Mixer to Sanctions List
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned North Korea-linked crypto mixing service Blender.io as part of their ongoing efforts to freez...
US Officials Add North Korea-Link Bitcoin Mixer to Sanctions List
By CoinDesk Staff
May 6, 2022 at 7:47 p.m. UTC
May 6, 2022
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US Officials Add North Korea-Linked Bitcoin Mixer, More BTC and ETH Addresses to Sanctions List
The U.S. Treasury Department is ramping up efforts to ice the flow of stolen crypto from a historic $620 million hack.
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By Nikhilesh De
May 6, 2022 at 1:08 p.m. UTC
May 6, 2022
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US Treasury Sanctions More North Korea-Linked ETH Wallets Over $600M Ronin Hack
The three new wallets join an Ethereum address added to the sanctions list last week.
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By Danny NelsonNikhilesh De
Apr 22, 2022 at 6:04 p.m. UTC
Apr 22, 2022
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Sanctioning an Ether Address Isn't Stopping Transactions
The operators of a crypto wallet added to the U.S. sanctions list continue to offload their funds.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
By Nikhilesh De
Apr 22, 2022 at 5:20 p.m. UTC
Apr 22, 2022
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BitRiver Calls OFAC Sanctions ‘Unfair’ Anti-Competitive Move to Benefit US Miners
The firm and 10 of its subsidiaries were added to OFAC's list of designated nationals subject to sanctions.
A BitRiver mining firm (Anna Baydakova for CoinDesk)
By Eliza Gkritsi
Apr 21, 2022 at 1:40 p.m. UTC
Apr 21, 2022
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North Korea’s ‘Lazarus’ Hackers Allegedly Behind Ronin Network Exploit
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North Korea’s ‘Lazarus’ Hackers Allegedly Behind Ronin Network Exploit
The U.S. Treasury Department alleged that North Korean state-linked hacking group “Lazarus” is tied to last month’s over $600 million theft from Axie Infinity’s Ronin bridge.
North Korea’s ‘Lazarus’ Hackers Allegedly Behind Ronin Network Exploit
By CoinDesk Staff
Apr 18, 2022 at 6:38 p.m. UTC
Apr 18, 2022
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Sanctioned Crypto Wallet Linked to North Korean Hackers Keeps Laundering
It’s a game of wallet whack-a-mole despite Tornado Cash’s efforts. For now, the hackers appear to be winning.
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By Danny Nelson
Apr 15, 2022 at 7:55 p.m. UTC
Apr 15, 2022
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US Sanctions Russian Darknet Marketplace Hydra
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US Sanctions Russian Darknet Marketplace Hydra
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Russia-based darknet market Hydra, following Germany’s seizure of $25 million worth of bitcoin (BTC) fro...
US Sanctions Russian Darknet Marketplace Hydra
By CoinDesk Staff
Apr 6, 2022 at 6:55 p.m. UTC
Apr 6, 2022
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