Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic found that the online organization raised a mere $21,000 in crypto for Hamas since the October 7th attacks.
U.S. Bans Crypto Addresses Tied to LockBit Ransomware Group From Financial System
The U.S. government tagged a number of bitcoin and ether addresses as being tied to the LockBit ransomware group, which was taken down on Monday.
U.S., U.K., Australia Sanction Hamas-Affiliated Crypto Transaction Facilitators
The U.S. and other governments are adding a number of Hamas-affiliated financiers to a global financial blacklist, the Treasury Department’s sanctions watchdog announced Monday.
Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to U.S. Money Transmitter Charge
Anatoly Legkodymov, a co-founder of Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Bitzlato, pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitter. Bitzlato was sanctioned by the U.S government in January.
Crypto Mixer Sanctioned by U.S. Treasury for North Korea Allegations, as FBI, Dutch and Finnish Police Seize Website
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control listed two crypto addresses tied to Sinbad, a mixing service, in its latest sanctions list.
Bitcoin’s Anti-Censorship Ethos Surfaces After Mining Pool F2Pool Acknowledges ‘Filter’
After a blockchain sleuth reported that the Bitcoin mining pool may have censored a transaction from an address blacklisted by U.S. authorities, critics responded, and so did the project’s co-founder.
Binance’s Busy Day, Kraken’s Second SEC Fight
Binance is paying one of the largest fines in corporate history to the U.S. Department of Justice, while its founder and CEO, Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, stepped down from his role running the platform as part of a settlement with multiple federal agencies. Meanwhile, Kraken is facing a lawsuit from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that echoes the SEC’s previous wave of suits.
U.S. Treasury Targets Gaza Crypto Business in Sanctions to Squeeze Hamas
The Treasury Department issued a list of sanctions that included a business providing money transfers and digital assets exchange services in Gaza.
Tornado Cash Trading Volumes Nosedived 90% After U.S. Sanctions
While North Korean hackers have mostly moved to other Bitcoin mixers, some illicit use of Tornado Cash continues, a report from TRM Labs says.
Chinese Firms Used Crypto Payments to Run Fentanyl Network, U.S. Claims in Charges
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) targeted several Chinese businesses and their employees Tuesday in the latest round of charges tied to production and trafficking of fentanyl – a network that depended on cryptocurrency payments, according to authorities.
Ethereum Wallet Tied to Sinaloa Cartel Sanctioned by US Government
The United States’ Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned an Ethereum wallet tied to a Mexican man from Sinaloa named Jimenez Castro.
Tornado Cash Devs Are Caught in a U.S. Dragnet
Coinbase-Backed Group Loses Lawsuit Arguing Tornado Cash Sanctions Overstepped U.S. Treasury’s Authority
A group of crypto investors and developers lost a lawsuit funded by Coinbase which sought to argue that the U.S. Treasury Department overstepped its authority in sanctioning Tornado Cash, a mixing service.
Stablecoin Wallet Rpay Secures License from OFAC to Continue Operating in Venezuela
The approval does not absolve Rpay of its compliance duties, but does eliminate the growing compliance risk, the company said.
Crypto lobbyists still fighting to axe ‘unlawful’ Tornado Cash sanctions
The crypto industry advocacy group has placed its support behind Coin Center and its lawsuit against the U.S. Treasury over its Tornado Cash sanctions.
U.S. Treasury Sanctions North Korean-Owned Binance Wallets; Says Entities Used Funds to Support WMD Programs
The Binance-hosted wallets received more than $2 million worth of various cryptocurrencies that were then sent on to North Korean entities, OFAC alleged
U.S. Sanctions Watchdog Alleges Russia-Linked Crypto Wallet Processed $5M
An Irish national helped wealthy Russians evade sanctions and hide money in UAE, OFAC alleged Friday.
Crypto Exchange Poloniex Agrees to $7.6M Fee to Settle Sanctions Violation Charges
Crypto exchange Poloniex will remit $7.59 million to settle sanctions violations allegations with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), the sanctions watchdog announced Monday.
U.S. Sanctions 3 North Koreans for Supporting Hacking Group Known for Crypto Thefts
The U.S. Treasury Department’s sanctions watchdog banned three North Korean individuals for supporting the Lazarus Group, a North Korean hacking team known for crypto thefts.
How OFAC’s Tornado Cash Sanctions Violate U.S. Citizens’ Constitutional Rights
In filing a “friend of the court” brief, the Blockchain Association argues that financial privacy is fundamental – even in the digital realm.