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ACI: Speakers from DOJ, OFAC, FinCEN, Google and more to Present at ACI’s Digital Assets Compliance: AML, Sanctions & Fraud, this October 12-13, 2022 in NYC

The American Conference Institute (ACI) will host a new two-day in-person conference full of insightful and practical sessions that are not only timely, but critical to help you stay up to date with the fast-paced digital assets compliance landscape. дальше »

2022-8-12 11:06


Why The US Treasury Sanctioned Crypto Exchange Tornado Cash

Per a press release, the U. S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions against Tornado Cash, a decentralized exchange (DEX). The institution added the website tornado. cash, the entities associated, and several Ethereum-based addresses to their Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons List (SDN). дальше »

2022-8-8 19:35


Binance Bans Accounts Tied To Russian Gov’t Officials’ Relatives – Will It Hurt Them?

Crypto asset exchange of digital assets Binance has suspended accounts with ties to Russian government officials’ relatives. Faced with escalating international sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the trading platform stated that it will continue to screen customers for connections to sanctioned persons. дальше »

2022-4-30 13:32


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EU, US Concerned Russia May Use Crypto to Avoid Sanctions

Quick take: Officials in the EU and US have expressed concerns that Russia might use cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions The EU is taking all measures to guarantee that digital assets will not be an alternative for Russia amidst sanctions US Senators have asked Treasury officials, how they are overseeing digital assets in the wake of sanctions against Russia Lawmakers and officials in the European Union and the United States, have expressed growing concern that Russia may use cryptocurrencies to circumvent […] дальше »

2022-3-4 19:37


Venezuela’s Bolivarian Army Embarks on Bitcoin Mining for Income and Sanction Evasion

Venezuela is further expanding its crypto foothold in what seems to be a tact towards salvaging the country’s economy while evading imposed sanctions, especially by the United States. Through one of its engineering brigades, the Venezuelan army recently revealed a Bitcoin mining center dubbed ‘Digital Assets Production Center of the Bolivarian Army of Venezuela. дальше »

2020-12-2 00:26


OFAC Blacklists Three Russians’ Crypto Addresses Linked to 2016 US Presidential Election

The Treasury Department of Foreign Assets Control, OFAC in short, announced sanctions for three Russian hackers involved in meddling in the 2016 Presidential elections. The statement further added cryptocurrency addresses attached to the Russian Troll group, Internet Research Agency, were also sanctioned. дальше »

2020-9-10 20:55


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Venezuela Holding Bitcoin to Skirt US Sanctions Is Not Bullish: Prominent Analyst

You have to love it when the mainstream press talks about Bitcoin. Bloomberg broke the news that Venezuela has Bitcoin and ‘doesn’t know what to do with it’. Bitcoin as a Central Bank Reserve They also go on to say that: Venezuela’s central bank is running internal tests to determine whether it can hold cryptocurrencies in its coffers. дальше »

2019-9-27 15:00


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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Notorious North Korean Hacking Groups 

The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed strict sanctions on “Lazarus,” “Bluenoroff,” and “Andariel,” three North Korean state-run hacking groups that have allegedly hacked several bitcoin trading venues, banks and other financial institutions, in an effort to fund the region’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs, reportsRead MoreRead More. дальше »

2019-9-16 17:00


US sanctions against 3 North Korean cyber groups accused of targeting financial institutions and crypto exchanges

The US shares a complicated relationship with North Korea and it is getting, even more, complex. The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on Friday, sanctions against three North Korean hacking groups accused of attacking important institutions, malicious cyber-attacks and stealing millions from cryptocurrency exchanges to financial institutions. дальше »

2019-9-14 13:00


Russian President Adviser Urges Adoption of Crypto Assets in Crimea to Attract Investors

Cryptocurrency is becoming more widely adopted by countries around the world, though there are still many areas that have not created the right climate. In Crimea, an adviser to the Russian president has recently recommended adopting cryptocurrency, in hopes that it would bring new investors and avoid sanctions. This information was reported by the local […] дальше »

2019-4-23 02:15


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Iran releases gold-backed cryptocurrency

Another country that faces a financial crisis due to the US sanctions issues its own national cryptocurrency. A group of Iranian banks presented a PayMon pegged to gold. Islamic revolution in digital Four Iranian banks (Bank Mellat, Bank Melli Iran, Bank Pasargad, and Parsian Bank) presented PayMon cryptocurrency, each coin of which is backed to gold reserves. дальше »

2019-2-8 17:22