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OpenSea Bars Iranian Users as US Sanctions Talk Ramps Up

Twitter users complained about their accounts being deactivated without notice.

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Lawmakers Raise Alarm on Crypto for Sanctions Evasion as Experts Cast Doubt

Russia faces stiff financial sanctions after its invasion of Ukraine, but some say crypto is still too small to pose a major risk.

Senators Elizabeth Warren (left) and Sherrod Brown (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Fed Chair Powell: 'War Underscores Need' for Crypto Regulation

Powell is testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on the state of the economy.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell (House Financial Services Committee/YouTube)

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Russian Sanctions May Test Crypto's Proposition

Parts of Russia are about to be cut off of the global financial system.

The Russian ruble lost value relative to the dollar after global sanctions were enacted. (Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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US Treasury Department Formally Adds Crypto Rules to Russian Sanctions Guidance

U.S. officials also hope crypto exchanges will block sanctioned individuals regardless of where they're headquartered.

Money exchanger in Ukraine (Ethan Swope/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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US Sanctions Russian President Vladimir Putin

The EU, Canada and UK have also added Putin to their sanctions lists.

Antiwar protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Omar Havana/Getty Images)

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President Biden Announces Technology Export Controls, Bank Sanctions Against Russia

Several European countries have also announced measures to try to force Russia to cease hostilities after it invaded Ukraine.

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No, Crypto Won't 'Fix This' for Russia

Cryptocurrency is an unlikely workaround for expanded U.S. sanctions against Putin's government following the Ukraine Invasion, according to legal and blockchain experts.

Kyiv. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

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Canada, Russia and Crypto's Place in the World

World events might set the stage to test crypto’s raison d'etre.

Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 (Artur Voznenko/Unsplash)

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Making Sense of India's New Crypto Rules

India's first concrete steps in acknowledging crypto may be here to stay, having spurred both excitement and confusion over whether the country is approving crypto as an asset.

India's finance minister announced the nation's new crypto rules during the annual budget speech earlier this month. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)