Office of Foreign Assets Control

The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 99: Tornado Cash sanctioned, Hodlnaut halts withdrawals, NFTs on Instagram
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12 August, 2022

The CoinGeek Pulse Episode 99: Tornado Cash sanctioned, Hodlnaut halts withdrawals, NFTs on Instagram

U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control said that cybercriminals regularly used Tornado Cash to launder money...
US Treasury sanctions Tornado Cash mixer
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10 August, 2022

US Treasury sanctions Tornado Cash mixer

Tornado Cash is a digital currency mixer that obfuscates transaction history by combining ETH deposits from many users into one...
Federal judge approves DOJ prosecution of US citizen who sent BTC to a sanctioned country
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18 May, 2022

Federal judge approves DOJ prosecution of US citizen who sent BTC to a sanctioned country

The Justice department’s complaint involves a U.S. citizen accused of transmitting more than $10 million worth of BTC to a...
US Office of Foreign Assets Control appeals for blockchain analysis tools
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11 May, 2021

US Office of Foreign Assets Control appeals for blockchain analysis tools

The body is on the lookout for “one to two tools that provide access to five (5) users each, either...
BitPay to pay $500K in settlement with US Treasury over sanctions violations
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23 February, 2021

BitPay to pay $500K in settlement with US Treasury over sanctions violations

BitPay is accused of allowing users in North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Cuba and Iran to transact on its platform...
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