Office of Foreign Assets Control

Jack Dorsey’s Block under federal investigation for terror transactions, sanctions evasion
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2 May, 2024

Jack Dorsey’s Block under federal investigation for terror transactions, sanctions evasion

A former Block employee had met with prosecutors at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York...
Sinbad coin mixer sanctioned and taken down by global authorities
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4 December, 2023

Sinbad coin mixer sanctioned and taken down by global authorities

Sinbad.io, a key money laundering tool for North Korean hacker Lazarus Group, had its website seized by U.S. authorities and...
Tornado Cash users argue DAOs not capable of being subject to sanctions
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29 May, 2023

Tornado Cash users argue DAOs not capable of being subject to sanctions

Plaintiffs claimed that the description of Tornado Cash was inconsistent and that the sanctioned "property" slammed by the OFAC amounts...
Russian cybercrime syndicate sanctioned following spree of attacks
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14 February, 2023

Russian cybercrime syndicate sanctioned following spree of attacks

The sanctioned members of the malware gang Trickbot have been listed under OFAC's SDN and will have all their illicit...
SEC probes Kraken for unregistered securities, threatens Coinbase staking
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9 February, 2023

SEC probes Kraken for unregistered securities, threatens Coinbase staking

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission appears to have the Coinbase and Kraken digital asset exchanges squarely in its sights...
US flags BTC, ETH wallets linked to Russian sanctions evasion network
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4 February, 2023

US flags BTC, ETH wallets linked to Russian sanctions evasion network

OFAC blacklists the BTC and ETH addresses operated by Jonatan and Vladimirovich Zimenkov, both facing allegations of running a Russian...
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