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Russia: New law greenlights digital assets use for cross-border payments
The provisions of the newly minted law reveal that only tokenized assets issued by the Bank of Russia are authorized...
Russia moves ahead with plans to tokenize digital assets for cross-border trade
The State Duma Committee has issued a green light for the proposed digital assets bill to proceed for a second...
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...
US Treasury Deputy says department seeks more authority to fight digital asset crime
As the U.S. untangles digital asset scandals and brings 'crypto' crooks to justice, the Treasury Department is looking to enhance...
US Treasury cracks down on coin mixing
The move was announced by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, identifying coin mixing operations as “a class of transactions of...
Tornado Cash founders charged in $1 billion money laundering scheme, including for North Korea
The two co-founders of the Ethereum-based mixer Tornado Cash were charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with money laundering...