Sanctions

Russia eyes digital assets for settling cross-border transactions as sanctions bite harder
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16 September, 2022

Russia eyes digital assets for settling cross-border transactions as sanctions bite harder

Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin focuses on digital assets as he asked regulators to explore their use for the "uninterrupted payment...
Publishing Tornado Cash code does not violate sanctions: US Treasury
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15 September, 2022

Publishing Tornado Cash code does not violate sanctions: US Treasury

The U.S. Department of Treasury has clarified that visiting the Tornado Cash website, copying its open source code, or making...
Iran legalizes digital assets payments for imports
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3 September, 2022

Iran legalizes digital assets payments for imports

Two weeks ago, Iran saw the first digital asset import order worth $10 million, and now, digital currency payments have...
Japanese giant SBI ends ties with sanctioned Russian miner BitRiver
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30 August, 2022

Japanese giant SBI ends ties with sanctioned Russian miner BitRiver

SBI had remained tightlipped about its association with BitRiver, but sources now reveal it has lost tens of millions of...
Kraken’s Jesse Powell slams Tornado Cash takedown as ‘unconstitutional’
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25 August, 2022

Kraken’s Jesse Powell slams Tornado Cash takedown as ‘unconstitutional’

The Kraken exchange boss joins a chorus of other so-called ‘crypto’ advocates in condemning the sanctions against Tornado Cash, saying...
Tornado Cash takedown is denial stage of grief—Joshua Henslee weighs in
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23 August, 2022

Tornado Cash takedown is denial stage of grief—Joshua Henslee weighs in

Joshua Henslee empathizes with people who have put their lives promoting the 'decentralized' vision, saying that it's going to be...
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