Sanctions
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Blockchain
US District Court Sanctions SEC Over Misconduct in Debt Box Litigation
US District Court Judge Robert J. Shelby reprimands the SEC for “bad faith” conduct, imposing sanctions amid Debt Box lawsuit…
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Blockchain
Lazarus Group Circumvents Sanctions, Launders $12M Via Tornado Cash
North Korea’s Lazarus Group has reportedly resumed laundering stolen cryptocurrency through Tornado Cash, circumventing international sanctions. Despite facing international sanctions,…
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Bitcoin
US District Judge Sanctions Binance’s $4.3 Billion Plea Deal
Binance Holdings is set to pay $4.3 billion in fines following the approval of its plea agreement with prosecutors by…
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Blockchain
Joint Sanctions by U.S., UK, Australia Target Hamas’s Crypto Financing Networks
To combat terrorism financing, the U.S., UK, and Australia have imposed a fifth round of sanctions on Hamas, specifically targeting…
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Regulation
South American Country of Nearly 46,000,000 Sanctions the Use of Bitcoin and Other Crypto Assets in Contracts
A top official in Argentina says that the South American country will recognize contracts denominated in Bitcoin (BTC). According to…
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Regulation
US Government Slaps $1,200,000 Penalty on San Francisco Crypto Exchange for Violating Russia/Ukraine Sanctions
A San Francisco-based crypto exchange has reached an agreement with the U.S. Treasury Departments Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)…
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Blockchain
CoinList Settles with OFAC for $1.2 Million Over Crimea Sanctions Violations
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Treasury Department has filed claims against CoinList Markets, a…
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Regulation
Mitt Romney and Three Other Senators Target Crypto in New Bipartisan Bill To Enforce Sanctions
Four US Senators are targeting digital assets in a new bipartisan bill that aims to enforce sanctions against foreign parties…
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