Sanctions


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White House, G7 Say New Guidance Is Coming on Crypto Sanctions Evasion

White House and Treasury officials have said on multiple occasions there is little concern that crypto will be used to evade sanctions against Russia.

Joe Biden, presidente de los Estados Unidos (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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ECB’s Lagarde Supports Acceleration of Digital Euro Work

Concerns over crypto’s role in evading sanctions have prompted regulators worldwide to speed up efforts in the sector.

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde (Ronald Wittek/Getty Images)

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EU Says Russia, Belarus Sanctions Extend to Crypto

Crypto assets fall into the category of "transferrable securities" and are therefore clearly included in the scope of sanctions, the EU said.

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US Senator Warren Drafting Bill to Ensure Crypto Can’t Be Used to Evade Sanctions

One of the provisions would make it easier to verify customer identities and transfers to private wallets by enforcing detailed record keeping and reporting, according to NBC News.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Crypto Still Isn't Helping Russian Oligarchs Evade Sanctions

This feels like a perfect test case for crypto’s value proposition that has yet to materialize.

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Coinbase Touts Blacklist of 25K Russia-Linked Addresses Allegedly Tied to Illicit Activity

Combating accusations that crypto is an ideal sanctions evasion tool, Coinbase said it has long taken “proactive” steps to root out criminally tied Russians.

Coinbase share were rallying Friday. (Photo illustration by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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Visa, Mastercard Join PayPal in Suspending Russian Operations

The payment processors cited Russia's invasion of Ukraine for the move on Saturday.

Visa Takes First Step Into NFTs With CryptoPunk Purchase for Almost $150K

Finanza

Crypto Industry’s Sanctions Woes on Full Display in MetaMask’s Venezuela Hiccup

MetaMask and Infura raised Crypto Twitter’s ire after accidentally blocking some users from its service to comply with new U.S. sanctions.

Employees work on computers at the ConsenSys office in Brooklyn on Thursday, March 29, 2018. (Holly Pickett/Bloomberg via Getty Images)