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Treasury Department Disrupts North Korean Crypto Money Laundering Operation Using UAE-Based Shell Company

Treasury Department Disrupts North Korean Crypto Money Laundering Operation Using UAE-Based Shell Company

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) says it is dismantling North Korea’s digital asset money laundering network by taking action against individuals and entities involved in the operation. In a statement, the OFAC says it is sanctioning Chinese nationals Lu Huaying and Zhang Jian who worked for the network that used […]

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US Treasury Takes Action Against Five Individuals Who Allegedly Used USDT To Evade Sanctions for Russian Elites

US Treasury Takes Action Against Five Individuals Who Allegedly Used USDT To Evade Sanctions for Russian Elites

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is holding accountable five individuals linked to a money laundering network that enabled Russian elites to circumvent international sanctions. In a statement, the Treasury Department says it is imposing sanctions on those associated with the TGR Group, which uses digital assets, including the US dollar-pegged […]

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U.S. Treasury Department Targets 13 Russian Firms Allegedly Offering Crypto-Related Services To Avoid Sanctions

U.S. Treasury Department Targets 13 Russian Firms Allegedly Offering Crypto-Related Services To Avoid Sanctions

The US Government has named entities and individuals allegedly responsible for providing crypto products and services that aided in the evasion of sanctions on Russia. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) says that it has “sanctioned thirteen entities and two individuals for operating in the financial services and technology […]

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US Government Slaps $1,200,000 Penalty on San Francisco Crypto Exchange for Violating Russia/Ukraine Sanctions

US Government Slaps ,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 Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to settle its potential civil liability for violating US sanctions related to Russia and Ukraine. In a new enforcement release, the OFAC says that CoinList Markets (CLM) has agreed to pay over $1.2 million as […]

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Blockchain Association Files Another Amicus Brief Supporting Tornado Cash, Says Crypto Mixer Is ‘Simply a Tool’

Blockchain Association Files Another Amicus Brief Supporting Tornado Cash, Says Crypto Mixer Is ‘Simply a Tool’

Blockchain Association, a nonprofit group dedicated to crypto advocacy, is filing a second amicus brief in support of the banned crypto mixer Tornado Cash. In a new announcement, the group says it is filing an amicus brief in favor of Coin Center’s lawsuit against the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), arguing that the regulatory […]

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Blockchain Association Shows Support for Banned Tornado Cash in New Amicus Brief Filing

Blockchain Association Shows Support for Banned Tornado Cash in New Amicus Brief Filing

A nonprofit organization dedicated to crypto advocacy is filing an amicus brief in support of the banned crypto mixer Tornado Cash. In a new announcement, the Blockchain Association says that it has filed an amicus brief in the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) lawsuit against Tornado Cash, saying that the token mixer is “simply […]

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Crypto Exchange Kraken Settles With Treasury Department Over Sanctions Violations

Crypto Exchange Kraken Settles With Treasury Department Over Sanctions ViolationsCrypto exchange Kraken has settled with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) over its apparent violations of sanctions against Iran. The cryptocurrency exchange has agreed to remit $362,159 to settle its potential civil liability and invest an additional $100,000 in certain sanctions compliance controls. Kraken Settles With OFAC The […]

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Office of Foreign Assets Control Sued by Crypto Think Tank Over Tornado Cash Bans

Office of Foreign Assets Control Sued by Crypto Think Tank Over Tornado Cash Bans

A cryptocurrency-focused advocacy group is challenging the validity of the US sanction against crypto mixing service Tornado Cash. On August 8th, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed a ban on Tornado Cash citing that the protocol is used in illicit activities such as money laundering and terrorism. The non-profit group […]

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Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Targets Russian Paramilitary Group With Crypto Sanctions

Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Targets Russian Paramilitary Group With Crypto Sanctions

The U.S Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is imposing a ban on five crypto addresses linked to a Russian neo-Nazi paramilitary group. The group known as Task Force Rusich was added to OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN) along with 22 individuals and entities for facilitating the geopolitical conflict […]

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U.S. Treasury Department Sanctions Bitcoin (BTC) Addresses Linked to Ransomware

U.S. Treasury Department Sanctions Bitcoin (BTC) Addresses Linked to Ransomware

The U.S Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking action against a ransomware group targeting individuals and companies in the United States by adding associated persons and their properties to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN). In a statement, the Treasury Department says that it is sanctioning the ransomware […]

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