Sanctions
Russia’s Cryptocurrency Pivot: Legislated Sanctions Evasion
In response to mounting financial pressures of Western sanctions, Russia enacted significant legislation legalizing cryptocurrency mining and permitting the use…
OFAC Sanctions Russian Drone Developer KB Vostok Linked to Ukraine Invasion
On August 23, 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced further sanctions…
OFAC Sanctions Individuals Linked to the Nordic Resistance Movement, which Accepted Crypto Donations to Fund Terrorist Activities
On June 14, 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the Nordic…
International Agencies Sanction Russian National Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, Leader of Cybercrime Group LockBit, for Developing and Distributing Ransomware
On May 7, 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Russian national…
OFAC and Department of State Sanction Nearly 300 Individuals and Entities Involved in Russia’s War Machine, One Known to Have Accepted Crypto
On May 1, 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department…
OFAC and OFSI Sanction Social Media News Outlet Gaza Now for Hamas Fundraising in Wake of October 7 Attacks [Updated 4/1/24]
Update, 4/1/24: NBCTF issues seizure order for Gaza Now addresses, Tether freezes funds Today, Israel’s National Bureau for Counter Terror…
OFAC Sanctions Russian Nationals Ilya Andreevich Gambashidze and Nikolai Aleksandrovich Tupikin for Facilitating Disinformation on Behalf of the Government of Russia, Funds Frozen by Tether
On March 20, 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Russian nationals…
2024 Crypto Crime Trends: Illicit Activity Down as Scamming and Stolen Funds Fall, But Ransomware and Darknet Markets See Growth
2023 was a year of recovery for cryptocurrency, as the industry rebounded from the scandals, blowups, and price declines of…
OFAC Sanctions Russian National Ekaterina Zhdanova for Using Cryptocurrency to Launder Money on Behalf of Russian Elites and Ransomware Groups
On November 3, 2023, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Russian national…
OFAC Sanctions Gaza-based MSB Buy Cash with Crypto Ties to Hamas Following Terror Attack Against Israel
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it has imposed sanctions on ten…
OFAC Sanctions Network Involved in China-based Manufacturing of Fentanyl and Other Drugs, Highlights Related Cryptocurrency Addresses
On October 3, 2023, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) brought sanctions against several individuals and companies…
OFAC Sanctions Mexican and Colombian Nationals Involved in Sinaloa Cartel Fentanyl Trafficking and Money Laundering Via Cryptocurrency
On September 26, 2023, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 10 individuals…
The U.S. and U.K. Sanction 11 Members of Russia-based Ransomware Group Trickbot
Continuing the crackdown on Russia-based ransomware group Trickbot, the U.K. HM Treasury Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) and the…
OFAC Sanctions Tornado Cash Founder Roman Semenov, DOJ Files Charges Against Him and Co-founder Roman Storm in Coordinated Action
On August 23, 2023, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Roman Semenov, co-founder of…
OFAC Sanctions Several ISIS and Al-Qaeda Operatives in Maldives, Highlights Crypto Address Controlled by SDN Ali Shafiu
On July 31, 2023, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) sanctioned several individuals and entities associated with…