The bill, as currently drafted, has the power to stop sanctions evasion at scale, argues Ari Redbord, global head of policy at …
Sanctions
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Brazil freezes $2 billion in assets after US sanctions target PCC money laundering network
by shayaanby shayaanBrazilian Federal Police recently seized assets worth roughly $2 billion in a drug trafficking and money laundering investigation. Days before this seizure, …
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Tether has again shown how much control stablecoin issuers can exercise when sanctioned wallets enter the picture. Following an updated OFAC action, …
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Scams
Treasury Department Sanctions Over 130 ISIS-Affiliated Crypto Wallets on Tron
by shayaanby shayaanIn brief The Treasury Department sanctioned 134 crypto wallets tied to ISIS-K, including 131 on Tron. Chainalysis said the sanctioned Tron wallets …
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Markets
US Treasury sanctions over 100 ISIS-K crypto addresses that moved over $1.4 million
by shayaanby shayaanISIS-K allegedly used its media wing to solicit donations via Tron, Monero, and Bitcoin, highlighting stablecoin issuers’ growing role in sanctions enforcement. …
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Regulation
Russia creates crypto sanctions loophole, but cash-out routes remain ringfenced
by shayaanby shayaanRussia has turned crypto foreign-trade settlement into a live test of how far sanctions pressure can reach beyond banks. The Bank of …
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Regulation
Anchorage backs Treasury’s GENIUS AML rules, seeks secondary-market sanctions clarity
by shayaanby shayaanAnchorage Digital, a federally chartered crypto bank and stablecoin infrastructure provider, has submitted a public comment letter supporting the US Treasury Department’s …
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Scams
British Teen Sanctioned By Russia After Alleging Crypto Use to Evade Sanctions
by shayaanby shayaanIn brief A 17-year-old British student was sanctioned by Russia’s Foreign Ministry along with four other British nationals. The student is believed …
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US Treasury Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchanges Including Nobitex for Terrorist Financing
by shayaanby shayaanIn brief The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated four Iranian cryptocurrency exchanges for sanctions violations. Nobitex, Iran’s largest …
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Markets
U.S. sanctions Iranian crypto exchanges in ongoing war against the country
by shayaanby shayaanOFAC said it was blacklisting Nobitex and three other Iranian exchanges, as well as a few executives, citing links to terror and …