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Reporting Obligations of the OECD Crypto Asset Reporting Framework

U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions Iranian Nationals for their role in Cyber Attacks, including Ransomware.

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Latin America’s Key Crypto Adoption Drivers: Storing Value, Sending Remittances, and Seeking Alpha

Latin America is the 7th largest crypto market in our 2022 crypto adoption index, receiving $562.0B in crypto from July 2021 to June 2022.

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Eastern Europe’s Crypto Market Active, With Spikes in Last Year Driven by Russia-Ukraine War

Eastern Europe crypto market had $630.9B in value received on-chain between July 2021 and June 2022. Crypto activity spikes driven by war.

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Middle East & North Africa’s Crypto Markets Grow More Than Any Other Region in 2022

Middle East & North Africa (MENA) is one of the smaller yet fastest-growing crypto markets in the 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index.

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How Cryptocurrency Meets Residents’ Economic Needs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-saharan Africa accounts for the least crypto transaction volume of any region we studied between July 2021 and June 2022. Learn more.

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Crypto Adoption Steadies in South Asia, Soars in the Southeast

Central & Southern Asia and Oceania (CSAO) is the third largest crypto market in our crypto adoption index from July 2021 to June 2022.

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The 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Index: Emerging Markets Lead in Grassroots Adoption, China Remains Active Despite Ban, and Crypto Fundamentals Appear Healthy

The 2022 global crypto adoption index: emerging markets lead in grassroots adoption, China remains active despite ban, and crypto fundamentals appear healthy.

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Cryptocurrency Markets Aren’t Liquid Enough for Mass Russian Sanctions Evasion

Do crypto markets have enough liquidity for mass sanctions evasion or capital flight by Russian oligarchs? Learn more from Chainalysis.

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Is Bitcoin Traceable?

Is Bitcoin traceable? While blockchains are public, they're not easy to read. Transaction graphing tools make these activities easy to understand and analyze.

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체이널리시스, 가상자산 제재 감시 툴 ‘오라클’ 무료 출시

Chainalysis sanctions screening tools are now available in Korean, giving Korean financial institutions and VASPs real-time OFAC/UN/EU compliance support.

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Cryptocurrency Brings Millions in Aid to Ukraine, But Could It Also Be Used For Russian Sanctions Evasion?

Crypto is taking on an important role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, from aid to Ukraine to potential sanctions evasion for Russia.

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History Has Its Eyes on Crypto. Let’s Prove It’s on the Right Side.

We’re making two new tools available for sanctions data: an API expected to launch next month, and an on-chain oracle available now. We explain the background for building these tools, why they’re critical now, and how they will work.

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Exploring Blockchains: A Simple Guide

A blockchain is a ledger of records distributed across a network of computers made up of blocks consisting of transactions, metadata, and a cryptographic hash.

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Five Reasons Why 2022 Will Be The Year Regulators Around The World Take On Crypto

We break down how governments regulate crypto, the major crypto regulations under consideration, and how the crypto industry can help.

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Criminal Whales Hold over $25 Billion in Cryptocurrency From Multitude of Illicit Sources

In the last year law enforcement has grown their ability to seize crypto from criminals holding over $25B in Crypto.