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U.S. Treasury Probes Crypto Platforms Over Alleged Iran Sanctions Evasion
U.S. authorities are examining whether cryptocurrency platforms have enabled Iranian officials and state-linked entities to evade international sanctions, according to…
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Ruble-Backed Stablecoin A7A5 Breaks $100 Billion Milestone Under Sanctions Pressure
Russia’s ruble-backed stablecoin, A7A5, has surpassed $100 billion in processed transactions during its first year of operation. This milestone comes…
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Sanctioned Stablecoin A7A5 Becomes Largest Non-Dollar Token as EU Prepares Restrictions
The Russian ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5 has become the world’s largest non-U.S. dollar stablecoin, even as Western regulators move to tighten…
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U.S. Judge Bars OFAC Sanctions Evidence in Tornado Cash Trial
A U.S. federal judge has issued a key ruling in the upcoming criminal trial of Roman Storm, the co-founder of…
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Crypto Workaround? Rouble-Pegged Stablecoin A7A5 Moves $9.3B in Just Four Months
A controversial new stablecoin pegged to the Russian rouble has processed over $9.3 billion in just four months since its…
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U.S. Treasury Sanctions 49 Crypto Addresses Linked to Darknet Operator
The U.S. government has added multiple Bitcoin and Monero (XMR) addresses to its list of sanctioned entities, according to an…
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US Treasury and UAE Target North Korean Digital Assets Money Laundering Network
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two individuals and one entity linked…
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U.S. and UK Disrupt Global Money Laundering Network Used by Russians
The U.S. and Britain announced on Wednesday that they had disrupted what they described as a global money laundering operation…
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UN Monitors Uncover North Korea’s $147.5M Cryptocurrency Laundering
In March, North Korea funneled $147.5 million through the virtual currency platform Tornado Cash, following the theft of the same…
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Justice Strikes Back: SEC Sanctioned for Abuse of Power in Debt Box Case
A United States district court has issued sanctions against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), citing what it deemed a…
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