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ForkLog 16 01.08.2022

Binance reveals losses from KYC rollout

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance lost around 90% of customers and billions in revenue due to the introduction of KYC.

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ForkLog 10 27.07.2022

US authorities suspect Kraken of sanctions violations, reports say

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control may levy a fine on the Kraken bitcoin exchange for violations of the sanctions regime. The New York Times reported, citing knowledgeable sources.

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ForkLog 8 15.07.2022

Chainalysis identifies main users of Bitcoin mixers in 2022

Activity in the use of cryptocurrency mixers doubled in 2022 compared with the previous year, according to Chainalysis.

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ForkLog 14 11.07.2022

Media: Binance served Iranian users in breach of US sanctions

The Bitcoin exchange Binance continued to serve clients in Iran, circumventing U.S. sanctions and the ban on doing business in that country.

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ForkLog 17 08.07.2022

US urges Japan to halt cryptocurrency operations in Russia

American diplomats urged Japan to step up pressure on the country's cryptocurrency exchanges and miners to sever ties with Russia.

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ForkLog 9 24.06.2022

Uphold to Pull Out of Venezuela

The crypto trading platform Uphold will discontinue support for users in Venezuela due to the difficulty of complying with U.S. sanctions.

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ForkLog 12 10.06.2022

Monobank clarifies restrictions on withdrawing hryvnias from cryptocurrency exchanges

Ukrainian Monobank explained restrictions on withdrawals from cryptocurrency exchanges.

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ForkLog 11 26.05.2022

Bank of Russia accelerated work on launching the digital ruble amid sanctions

Testing of the digital ruble in real transactions and with real customers will begin in April 2023. The Bank of Russia said that sanctions against the Russian banking system prompted an acceleration of the pilot, according to Olga Skorobogatova, the regulator's first deputy chair.

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ForkLog 2 11.05.2022

BitRiver weighs filing suit against U.S. Treasury over sanctions

The operator of BitRiver's mining data-centres is considering preparing and filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Treasury over sanctions imposed on the company.

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ForkLog 13 06.05.2022

Blender.io mixer sanctioned by the United States

The US Treasury added Blender.io, a cryptocurrency mixer, and related Bitcoin and Ethereum addresses to the sanctions list.

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ForkLog 16 22.04.2022

Uniswap Labs blocks sanctioned addresses at the frontend level

Uniswap Labs began blocking frontend-level addresses associated with illicit activity.

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ForkLog 19 21.04.2022

Binance imposes restrictions on Russian users

Bitcoin exchange Binance announced restrictions for accounts of residents of the Russian Federation where the total value of crypto assets exceeds €10 000. They will have access only to the withdrawal function.

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