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Russia will begin trialing cross-border crypto payments next week to try to circumvent international sanctions – but this effort may not work, several policy and legal experts told CoinDesk. origin »
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Russian oil companies have increasingly relied on digital assets and crypto platforms to circumvent financial sanctions, according to the European Commission.
2025-10-23 13:52 | |
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Russian smugglers leverage cryptocurrency, particularly USDT, to bypass Western sanctions, with significant transactions linked to military hardware, sparking debates on crypto regulation. The post USDT in the Shadows: Russian Smugglers Use Crypto to Evade Western Sanctions appeared first on BeInCrypto.
2024-4-2 17:00 | |
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The government department has previously imposed sanctions on crypto mixers Blender and Tornado Cash despite many in the space pushing back on actions against software tools.
2023-11-30 19:22 | |
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Two EU citizens have been indicted for violating U.S. sanctions on North Korea when they jointly planned a crypto conference there.
2022-4-27 10:59 | |
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The heavy sanctions on Russia extend to crypto, and here is a deep dive into the legal infrastructure behind them.
2022-4-2 08:16 | |
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The European Union (EU) has clarified that sanctions placed on Russia and Belarus extend to crypto assets.
2022-3-9 15:58 | |
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Russia, sanctions, crypto– yes, three words that have this week informed one of the… The post Coinbase CEO says Russian oligarchs won’t use crypto to evade sanctions appeared first on Coin Journal.
2022-3-5 00:46 | |
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The U.S. Treasury is working to enforce sanctions in crypto but economic war risks isolating the country
2020-3-15 18:00 | |
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Speaking from Iran on Wednesday, a top Iranian General has called for more sophisticated methods to evade sanctions, including the use of cryptocurrency
2020-2-27 08:39 | |
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Iranian general Saeed Mohammed is calling for the use of crypto to help Iran evade sanctions designed to isolate it from the global financial system, according to Coinit.ir.
2020-2-27 04:32 | |
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The Ugandan Ministry of Finance have once again issued a warning about investing in crypto-assets, over concerns of rising Ponzi and pyramid schemes. Local sources say the Government is now updating its Penal Code Act to outlaw these types of scams Crypto Ponzi schemes are pilfering Ugandan investors Uganda’s State Minister of Finance, David Bahati, spoke to Uganda’s Parliament yesterday, and asked the government to publish public warnings to Ugandan investors about the risks ofRead More The post appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.
2020-2-6 05:00 | |
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Prosecutors appear to have a strong case against Virgil Griffith, the ethereum developer charged with conspiring to aid North Korea, legal experts say.
2020-1-31 11:35 | |
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Prosecutors appear to have a strong case against Virgil Griffith, the ethereum developer charged with conspiring to aid North Korea, legal experts say.
2020-2-1 11:35 | |
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After filing a motion for sanctions against Blockvest and its founder Reginald Buddy Ringgold III, the U. S SEC is now hoping to close the case for good. US securities regulator builds up a case against Blockvest The US SEC continues its efforts to crack down on numerous crypto scams that took place in the last few years.
2020-1-28 19:00 | |
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Sanctions experts at the UN are warning people not to attend the North Korean crypto conference slated for February this year. According to a Reuters report, the conference violates sanction imposed on The Hermit Kingdom.
2020-1-20 20:45 | |
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The United Nations (UN) is warning crypto-enthusiasts not to attend a cryptocurrency conference slated to be held in North Korea. Like the U. S. , the UN maintains that attending tech conferences in North Korea amount to a violation of international sanctions.
2020-1-16 02:00 | |
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In a report that is supposedly being prepared for a report to the UN Security Council, experts note that any assistance by the DPRK in organizing a cryptocurrency conference indirectly helps North Korea to advance its weapons programs.
2020-1-16 18:58 | |
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Sanctions experts from the United Nations have warned blockchain enthusiasts against attending an upcoming cryptocurrency conference in North Korea. Attending the Pyongyang Event Could Breach Sanctions According to Reuters, a confidential report will be submitted to the UN Security Council warning that the event will include discussions that cover sanctions evasion and money laundering.
2020-1-16 16:25 | |
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The United Nations says attending North Korea's cryptocurrency conference in February would likely be a violation of sanctions.
2020-1-16 14:35 | |
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U.N. sanctions experts have warned the public against attending a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea
2020-1-16 12:26 | |
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Iran is inching closer towards the financial crisis due to sanctions, but the country might still turn to cryptocurrencies for help. Iran is in a bad place right now, as the US officials state that the country’s finances might be in a worse situation than they believed.
2019-12-5 14:30 | |
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The U.S. government's charges against Virgil Griffith are overblown, says one attendee of the North Korean conference that led to the ethereum developer's arrest.
2019-12-3 12:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency was created as a decentralized method of payment that could be used around the world. It isn’t ruled by any single entity, but there are many countries that have made the assets illegal to use.
2019-11-30 18:06 | |
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Ethereum Foundation member Virgil Griffith was arrested on Thursday for traveling to North Korea to hold presentations regarding crypto and blockchain technologies and their use for evading sanctions.
2019-11-30 13:40 | |
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On Friday the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced the arrest of Ethereum Foundation member Virgil Griffith for allegedly “assisting North Korea in evading sanctions” by teaching “his audience how to use blockchain technology.
2019-11-30 07:05 | |
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A U.S. citizen who traveled to North Korea to deliver a presentation on how to use blockchain and crypto to avoid sanctions was arrested at LAX
2019-11-30 06:54 | |
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Ethereum Foundation researcher Virgil Griffith was charged for violating federal law after traveling to North Korea to deliver a presentation on using cryptocurrency and blockchain. Allegedly, his talk helped North Korea evade sanctions.
2019-11-30 01:32 | |
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Ethereum Foundation researcher Virgil Griffith was charged for violating federal law after traveling to North Korea to deliver a presentation on using cryptocurrency and blockchain. Allegedly, his talk helped North Korea evade sanctions.
2019-12-1 01:32 | |
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Two years on from the 2017 ICO craze and some crypto projects are calling it quits despite escaping harsh sanctions from regulators. Some commentators say authorities may be forced to adopt harsher punishments for illegal token sales since indicted projects cannot be trusted to pay back investors.
2019-11-27 16:00 | |
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North Korea set up a Hong Kong blockchain firm in a bid to to launder stolen cryptocurrency and avoid sanctions, the UN has reportedly said.
2019-11-7 13:12 | |
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Hardline regulations have a tendency to light a fire under refuseniks, who find ways to circumvent sanctions and evade red tape. It’s been that way since the dawn of centralized government and can be seen today in the cryptosphere, where regulatory overreach is prompting innovative solutions to America’s restrictive trading environment.
2019-10-29 13:24 | |
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In an effort to dig out the country from the deep hole of hyperinflation, sovereign debt and sanctions from other economies, President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s leader, is set to implement an aggressive strategy focused on its national cryptocurrency – Petro.
2019-10-17 01:08 | |
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The largest retailer in Venezuela, Traki, installs its first ever Bitcoin ATMs that allow customers to buy two cryptocurrencies, BTC and Dash (DASH). As the country crumbles under hyperinflation and sanctions from various countries across the globe, the government is turning to cryptocurrencies as a stable form of payment. Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, announced the […]
2019-10-7 17:24 | |
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After much deliberation in the past months and years, Moscow has recently taken important steps toward regulating the crypto space. These are part of the efforts to open the way for the development of the Russian digital economy.
2019-10-5 23:32 | |
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The Venezuelan government is one of the most crypto friendly countries as it looks for ways to sustain its hyper-inflated economy and sanctions from various governments. The government is focused on promoting its oil backed crypto, Petro dollar, to its citizens with the latest debit card release by government sanctioned exchange, CriptoLAGO. The debit card […]
2019-10-4 17:34 | |
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The regime linked with major hacks of crypto exchanges is reportedly building its own token to get around the tough international sanctions.
2019-9-19 12:30 | |
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The North Korean government has set out to create its own cryptocurrency. As reported by Vice News, a government representative has recently affirmed that this new crypto would be used to avoid international sanctions and to help in the circumvention of the global financial system, which is currently controlled by the United States, one of […]
2019-9-19 22:59 | |
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The U.S. Treasury mentioned cryptocurrency thefts as one of the reasons for the action against the Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff and Andariel.
2019-9-16 11:00 | |
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The U.S. Treasury mentioned cryptocurrency thefts as one of the reasons for the action against the Lazarus Group, Bluenoroff and Andariel.
2019-9-16 11:00 | |
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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.
2019-9-14 13:00 | |
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The US Treasury sanctions three North Korean hacking groups that were linked to massive cyber attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges
2019-9-13 21:28 | |
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Ordinary Cubans are increasingly embracing cryptocurrency as a means to circumvent economic sanctions. Jason Sanchez, a 35-year-old Havan-local, recently told Reuters that he uses cryptocurrencies to purchase hardware for his cellphone repair shop.
2019-9-14 17:23 | |
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The U.S. Treasury's OFAC has put bitcoin and litecoin addresses of three Chinese nationals on its sanctions list, the second time the agency has blacklisted crypto wallets.
2019-8-23 20:53 | |
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A confidential United Nations report has revealed that North Korea raked in approximately $2 billion by hacking cryptocurrency exchanges as well as mainstream financial institutions, according to Reuters.
2019-8-7 14:24 | |
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The Iran economic commission has approved a cryptocurrency mining regulatory mechanism. This is according to an announcement made by the nation’s Chamber of Commerce. The long-awaited framework is set to… The post Iran Approves Crypto Mining Framework Amid U.S. Sanctions appeared first on CoinCentral.
2019-7-30 18:08 | |
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The Iranian government has authorized the mining of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin as an industrial activity on the sidelines of a gloomy economic outlook. Mehr News reported today that miners would need to obtain required licenses from the Ministry of Industry, Mine, and Trade.
2019-7-29 16:00 | |
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The crypto markets have been flooded with a torrent of news regarding how top government officials in the US feel about Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies, with U. S. President Donald Trump saying that he is “not a fan” while his Treasury Secretary, Steve Mnuchin, explained that crypto is a “national security” issue.
2019-7-19 01:00 | |
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It’s no secret that foes of the United States – including Venezuela, Iran, Russia, and China – are experimenting with cryptocurrency technology as they seek to render their economies immune to crippling US sanctions.
2019-7-14 02:30 | |
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Former antivirus software guru and 2020 Libertarian presidential “hopeful” John McAfee is a controversial figure, polarizing opinion in politics and culture, and taking a bold stand against the U.
2019-7-11 15:00 | |
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Huma is leveraging several partnerships to deliver payments for merchants in Asia in hours instead of days.
The Algorand Foundation has expanded its collaboration with Hex Trust, bringing staking rewards to institutional investors. Algorand (ALGO), a protocol that seeks to solve the proof of staked centralization dilemma via its Pure Proof-of-Stake consensus model, already taps into Hex…
Ripple has announced that its payments solution is now available in Brazil, which follows digital asset infrastructure provider’s partnership with crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin. According to a Ripple announcement on Oct.
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has released the blueprint of its instant cross-border payments solution dubbed Nexus. The BIS Innovation Hub says the Nexus solution will connect with Instant Payment Systems (IPSs) across nations to offer users superfast cross-border payments.
Crypto exchange Bitex wants to decrease costs associated with cross-border banking using the bitcoin blockchain.