Office of Foreign Assets Control

Senate committee digs into the burst FTX bubble
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15 December, 2022

Senate committee digs into the burst FTX bubble

Wednesday's Senate hearing on the FTX debacle saw groups of speakers clash on whether there is a need to regulate...
Kraken’s $362,000 sanctions settlement spells trouble for Binance
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30 November, 2022

Kraken’s $362,000 sanctions settlement spells trouble for Binance

The settlement relates to 826 transactions worth $1,680,577.10 which were processed by Kraken on behalf of individuals located in Iran,...
OFAC: Tornado Cash linked to North Korean nukes
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11 November, 2022

OFAC: Tornado Cash linked to North Korean nukes

Months after being put on the SDN list, OFAC announced that Tornado Cash is linked to North Korea's nuke program...
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried pens ‘Crypto Regulation for Dummies’
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21 October, 2022

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried pens ‘Crypto Regulation for Dummies’

SBF recently tweeted his "thoughts on crypto regulation" alongside a more detailed set of Possible Digital Asset Industry Standards posted...
US Treasury fines Bittrex $29.3 million, Coin Center files Tornado Cash suit
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17 October, 2022

US Treasury fines Bittrex $29.3 million, Coin Center files Tornado Cash suit

Bittrex will settle its $24.3 million penalty for breaching multiple sanctions programs, while Coin Center seeks to tame OFAC's aggression...
US Treasury’s latest sanctions target BTC, ETH addresses of Russian paramilitary group
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20 September, 2022

US Treasury’s latest sanctions target BTC, ETH addresses of Russian paramilitary group

The OFAC sanctioned addresses linked to Task Force Rusich, a group that has been fighting Russia’s battles since 2015, including...