sanctions | ForkLog

ForkLog 47 21.04.2022

US sanctions BitRiver mining group

The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on the BitRiver group of companies involved in cryptocurrency mining in Russia.

AI translated

ForkLog 14 15.04.2022

Tornado Cash blocks OFAC-sanctioned addresses at frontend level.

The Ethereum mixer Tornado Cash has announced the blocking of cryptocurrency addresses sanctioned by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) within the Treasury Department.

AI translated

ForkLog 12 15.04.2022

Ethereum address linked to Lazarus group sanctioned by US; hackers tied to Ronin attack

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added a cryptocurrency wallet address to its sanctions list, believed to be linked to the Lazarus hacking group.

AI translated

ForkLog 30 08.04.2022

EU bans cryptocurrency services for Russian and Belarusian citizens

The European Union approved the fifth package of sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.

AI translated

ForkLog 8 06.04.2022

Bank of Russia says Bitcoin cannot be used to bypass sanctions

The Bank of Russia says that using cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions, especially for large payments, is not possible.

AI translated

ForkLog 20 05.04.2022

Hydra and the Garantex cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the United States

The U.S. Treasury has imposed sanctions on the Hydra darknet marketplace and the Garantex cryptocurrency exchange.

AI translated

ForkLog 14 15.03.2022

Elliptic Identifies Sanctioned Russian Crypto Assets

Analytical company Elliptic said it handed information to U.S. authorities about a digital wallet allegedly linked to sanctioned Russian officials and oligarchs, Bloomberg reports.

AI translated

ForkLog 14 11.03.2022

Chainalysis launches tools to identify sanctioned crypto wallets

The analytics firm Chainalysis announced the launch of two new free tools to identify sanction-linked crypto wallets.

AI translated

ForkLog 9 05.03.2022

Switzerland to Freeze Crypto Assets Belonging to Russians Under EU Sanctions

Switzerland plans to freeze crypto assets under its control that belong to Russian companies and individuals sanctioned by the EU over the war in Ukraine.

AI translated

ForkLog 10 04.03.2022

Hillary Clinton criticises Bitcoin exchanges for dealing with Russians

Hillary Clinton is disappointed that some cryptocurrency exchanges are still serving Russian citizens.

AI translated

ForkLog 12 04.03.2022

Brad Garlinghouse: Ripple complies with all US sanctions

Washington's concerns about Russia using cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine stem from officials' limited understanding of how blockchain works, said Brad Garlinghouse, head of Ripple, in an interview with Fox Business.

AI translated

ForkLog 18 04.03.2022

MetaMask and OpenSea say they are prepared to block users in sanctioned jurisdictions

The developers of the non-custodial MetaMask wallet warned that users from certain jurisdictions may lose access to the app. The corresponding notice appeared on the project's site in the support section.

AI translated

#sanctions