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ForkLog 26 23.09.2021

Binance removes Suex bitcoin-exchange accounts

Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) approved the inclusion of the Suex bitcoin exchange in the U.S. sanctions list and shared details of his involvement in the investigation.

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ForkLog 21 22.09.2021

Elliptic calculates amount laundered through the Suex Bitcoin exchange

The analytics firm Elliptic studied transactions of the U.S.-sanctioned Suex exchange and concluded that over $370 million passed through it, linked to cybercrime.

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ForkLog 24 22.09.2021

Co-founder of US-sanctioned exchange Suex denies illicit activity

Russian Vasily Zhabykin confirmed his ties to the Suex exchange, whose cryptocurrency addresses were added to the U.S. sanctions list, but denies any illicit activity by the company.

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ForkLog 72 21.09.2021

US sanctions Bitcoin exchange Suex with offices in Moscow and Saint Petersburg

The U.S. Treasury placed Suex, a cryptocurrency exchange with offices in Moscow and Saint Petersburg, on the sanctions list, along with 25 addresses on the Bitcoin, Ethereum and Tether networks.

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ForkLog 18 12.07.2021

Prosecutors seek remand for Ethereum researcher Griffith in custody over North Korea ties

The U.S. prosecutors sought to remand the former Ethereum Foundation researcher Virgil Griffith in custody. Screenshots of the filing were posted by journalist and blockchain analyst Amy Castor.

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ForkLog 12 12.07.2021

US sanctions Chinese AI firms over Uyghur rights abuses

The US Department of Commerce has imposed sanctions on 14 Chinese tech companies for ties to human rights abuses against the Uyghur minority in Xinjiang. American companies are barred from doing business with them without a special license.

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ForkLog 11 21.06.2021

Crucial restricted Chia mining on its SSDs, but later backtracked

The SSD maker Crucial threatened to void warranties on devices used to mine the Chia cryptocurrency, but later retracted the claim.

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ForkLog 11 25.05.2021

Study: Iran Bypasses Sanctions Through Bitcoin Mining

Iran accounts for 4.5% of all Bitcoin mining. The cryptocurrency helps the country circumvent sanctions and buy imported goods, according to Elliptic analysts.

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ForkLog 7 22.04.2021

Cuba folds cryptocurrencies into its economic policy

The Cuban government has included cryptocurrency in "the guiding principles of the party and revolution's economic and social policy" through 2026.

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ForkLog 25 16.04.2021

Troll factory-linked cryptocurrency addresses hit by U.S. sanctions

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added a number of cryptocurrency addresses to the sanctions list, linked to individuals and entities believed to have aided Russian intelligence services in meddling in the U.S. elections and disseminating disinformation.

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ForkLog 5 13.04.2021

Experts weigh the odds of Russia being cut off from Visa and MasterCard and Bitcoin’s role in the scenario

Russian residents could be cut off from international payment systems Visa and MasterCard if Western countries continue to pursue a sanctions policy, said Dmitry Peskov, the president's press secretary.

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ForkLog 7 19.02.2021

BitPay fined over $500,000 for sanctions violations involving Crimea, North Korea and Iran

The cryptocurrency processing service BitPay will pay $507,375 for sanctions-law violations, according to a notice from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

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