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US Treasury lifts sanctions on Tornado Cash, allowing access for Americans
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has lifted sanctions against Tornado Cash, a decentralized cryptocurrency mixer, effectively legalizing…
South Korea sanctions DPRK hackers behind crypto attacks
South Korea has imposed new sanctions on North Korean hackers responsible for stealing over $1 billion in crypto,…
Russian likely to rely on Garantex for sanctions evasion with new legislation, Chainalysis alerts
Blockchain analysts warn that the Russian government may use crypto exchanges like Garantex for sanctions evasion under the…
Russian ransomware generates over $500m in crypto proceeds, TRM Labs says
Analysts at TRM Labs say Russian-speaking ransomware groups accounted for nearly 70% of all crypto proceeds from ransomware…
Chainalysis: Nearly $100b of ‘dirty crypto’ sent to exchanges since 2019
Nearly 30% of all crypto traced from illicit addresses since 2019 ended up at sanctioned services like Russia’s…
Russia’s Minfin mulls crypto trades on stock exchanges for select investors only
Russia’s Ministry of Finance is reportedly working on allowing stock exchanges to open crypto trades, but restrict access…
Russia’s top metal producers reportedly turn to Tether for trades with China
Russia’s two largest unsanctioned metal producers have reportedly begun using Tether’s USDT stablecoin for cross-border transactions with Chinese…
Sanctioned Russian developer interacts with Garantex, Chainalysis finds
Treasury’s OFAC has sanctioned the Russian developer of LockBit, who transferred crypto to various illicit services, including sanctioned…
Tether taps Chainalysis to track USDT activity on secondary markets
Stablecoin issuer Tether has announced a partnership with blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis to develop a tool for monitoring…
US sanctions crypto addresses tied to Russian drone developer
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s OFAC has sanctioned a Russian one-way attack UAV developer, which solicited donations…