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Sanctions

U.S. Treasury Department (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Policy
Ofac
U.S. Treasury Targets Gaza Crypto Business in Sanctions to Squeeze Hamas
The Treasury Department issued a list of sanctions that included a business providing money transfers and digital assets exchange services in Gaza.
U.S. Treasury Department (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Oct 18, 2023 at 2:05 p.m. UTC
Oct 18, 2023
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U.S. authorities cracked down on another ring of fentanyl suppliers they say are tied to Chinese companies and using cryptocurrency to move money. (Photo illustration by Jesse Hamilton)
Policy
Regulations
Chinese Firms Used Crypto Payments to Run Fentanyl Network, U.S. Claims in Charges
The U.S. Department of Justice charged eight companies with illegal drug production, distribution and sales of precursor chemicals, saying they used cryptocurrency to move mon...
U.S. authorities cracked down on another ring of fentanyl suppliers they say are tied to Chinese companies and using cryptocurrency to move money. (Photo illustration by Jesse Hamilton)
By Jesse Hamilton
Oct 3, 2023 at 7:44 p.m. UTC
Oct 3, 2023
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OFAC sanctions Ethereum wallet (Pixabay)
Finance
Crime
Ethereum Wallet Tied to Sinaloa Cartel Sanctioned by U.S. Government
The wallet is tied to a money laundering operation that transfers proceeds from fentanyl sales to Sinaloa cartel leaders in Mexico, officials said.
OFAC sanctions Ethereum wallet (Pixabay)
By Oliver Knight
Sep 26, 2023 at 2:45 p.m. UTC
Sep 26, 2023
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(Shutterstock)
Policy
Regulations
Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm Pleads Not Guilty to Money Laundering, Other Charges
Prosecutors allege that Storm and fellow developers Roman Semenov and Alexey Pertsev helped bad actors launder over $1 billion in stolen crypto.
(Shutterstock)
By Elizabeth NapolitanoNikhilesh De
Sep 6, 2023 at 4:24 p.m. UTC
Sep 6, 2023
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(Clay Banks/Unsplash)
Policy
Regulations
Tornado Cash Indictments May Prove to Be Just a Localized Storm After All
Fears of the case being the start of a new assault on the industry may be overblown.
(Clay Banks/Unsplash)
By Nikhilesh De
Aug 30, 2023 at 12:00 a.m. UTC
Aug 30, 2023
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
Should Russia Bolster or Ban Bitcoin?
The country reportedly backed out of plans to build a "national crypto exchange," the latest sign of indecision.
(Didssph/Unsplash)
By Daniel Kuhn
May 30, 2023 at 6:45 p.m. UTC
May 30, 2023
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(Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)
Policy
Tornado cash
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.
(Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)
By Sam Reynolds
May 25, 2023 at 8:18 a.m. UTC
May 25, 2023
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
Policy
North korea
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
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
By Elizabeth NapolitanoAmitoj SinghNikhilesh De
May 23, 2023 at 3:25 p.m. UTC
May 23, 2023
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(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Policy
Sanctions
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.
(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
By Anna Baydakova
May 19, 2023 at 7:39 p.m. UTC
May 19, 2023
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