Sanctions

The Tornado Cash situation is a riddle wrapped up in...

Russian President Vladimir Putin's government may soon take a cue from Iran to frame its regulations for using cryptocurrencies for imports.What Happened: Hours after the Iranian government approved a set of regulations for trading with cryptocurrencies such as...

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says that the US government banning Tornado Cash sets a dangerous regulatory precedent. Earlier this month, the U.S. Treasury Department banned Americans from using the crypto mixing service, citing national security concerns as the agency claims...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury last week connected North...

The Ronin Network exploit happened in March and saw $600 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) and $25 million in USDC stolen. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has sanctioned three more Ethereum wallets linked to...

Sanctions are being imposed on cryptocurrency mining companies for the first time in history. The US Treasury Department announced that it is taking action against virtual currency mining companies across Russia. This information came out when IMF issued...

Russia’s ruble sank 26% to a record low against Bitcoin on Monday, extending losses as the United States said it was mulling sanctions on Moscow’s oil exports. One Bitcoin is now worth over 5 million ruble, with the...

Quick take: Officials in the EU and US have expressed concerns that Russia might use cryptocurrencies to evade sanctionsThe EU is taking all measures to guarantee that digital assets will not be an alternative for Russia amidst sanctionsUS Senators...

Earlier this week, the Bitcoin (BTC) price rallied all the way to $44,000 levels amid reports that the recent U.S. sanctions on Russia were the reason behind it. However, new data shows that talks of Russians are evading...

OpenSea, the world’s largest NFT marketplace, reportedly began blocking Iranian users citing U.S. sanctions against the country, while popular Ethereum wallet MetaMask was unavailable in certain blacklisted countries due to restrictions by its host Infura. The moves sparked widespread...