US persons may request a specific licence from OFAC to complete transactions involving sanctioned crypto mixer Tornado Cash.
September 19, 2022Domestic staff of overseas crypto exchanges and others engaging in crypto-related business will be investigated.
June 28, 2022Crypto mining has continued in China despite a government ban on such activities since May 2021.
June 17, 2022A newly unsealed federal court opinion supports the DOJ's first criminal prosecution involving the use of crypto for sanctions evasion.
May 20, 2022North Korean IT workers may try to obtain employment building crypto exchange platforms and then use the infrastructure to launder money and evade sanctions.
May 20, 2022Shanghai's High Court said property rights protections apply to Bitcoin because it has a certain economic value and has the attributes of property.
May 10, 2022Crypto mixer Blender.io was used to process over $20.5mn of the crypto stolen from the Axie Infinity hack in March, OFAC said.
May 9, 2022The guidance emphasises the importance of blockchain analytics in conducting due diligence, transaction monitoring and sanctions screening.
May 6, 2022Alipay removed more than 170,000 accounts linked to illegal activity, just days after the government issued guidance on combatting internet fraud.
April 26, 2022OFAC has sanctioned Russia-based website Hydra Market and crypto exchange Garantex for facilitating transactions for ransomware actors.
April 8, 2022