Sanctions

The US Treasury Department has sanctioned BitBank and several people linked to Iranian financier Babak Zanjani, accusing them of helping operate a …

TL;DR U.S. Treasury has sanctioned Iranian digital asset exchange BitBank. OFAC says the platform was part of a network tied to sanctioned …

Every crypto transfer moving through an Italian platform, no matter how small, must now clear a sanctions check — and Banca d’Italia …

Chinese-language platform Xinbi is accused of operating on crypto transactions as it offered services to other criminal networks. www.coindesk.com

A Record-Low Rial and a New Sanctions Wave Iran’s open-market exchange rate slid to roughly 2.02 million rials per dollar earlier this …

The US Treasury has put a name and a dollar figure on the digital-asset plumbing behind Iranian oil sales. Ivan Obukhov allegedly …

In brief OFAC designated Shelbit Exchange and Aban Tether, accusing both of moving funds for the Iranian armed forces and previously sanctioned …

The Treasury’s OFAC targeted Shelbit and Aban Tether as Washington continues its effort to cut Tehran’s access to crypto and foreign currency. …

In brief OFAC sanctioned two Iranian firms behind a scheme requiring vessels to buy IRGC-approved “insurance” to transit the Strait of Hormuz. …

Europe’s authorized crypto sector could face 1,569 to 5,409 governance and counterparty reviews as the EU introduces Russia- and Belarus-related sanctions controls …