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Hong Kong’s National Security Law Could Threaten Local Crypto Brokerages

The U.S. sanctions on financial institutions in Hong Kong could put the city’s growing crypto brokerage businesses in jeopardy.

Major Hong Kong-based crypto companies will face new challenges in settling cross-border transactions if U.S. sanctions in response to the national security law restrict or ban their access to the U.S. dollar system. (Jimmy Siu/Shutterstock)

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Iran Moves to Restrict Crypto Exchanges Under 'Currency Smuggling' Laws

Legislation proposed this week would make it increasingly difficult, and risky, for cryptocurrency exchanges to sell bitcoin in Iran.

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'Ship-to-Ship' Trade and Other Secrets of North Korea's Illicit $1.5B Crypto Stash

Experts on North Korea say the country’s $1.5 billion cryptocurrency war chest is used to fund an illicit web of trade networks and supply chains.

INT'L WATERS: A reliable way for DPRK to circumvent sanctions involves ship-to-ship transfers with cryptocurrency payments. (Credit: Shutterstock)

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US Treasury Department Blacklists 20 Bitcoin Addresses Tied to Alleged North Korean Hackers

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control has added two individuals and 20 bitcoin addresses to its sanctions list, accusing them of being part of the North Korea-affiliated Lazarus Group.

North Korea-linked Lazarus holds more BTC than Tesla. (Image via Shutterstock)

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Iranian General Advocates Crypto Use for Skirting Sanctions: Report

Iranian General Saeed Mohammed is calling for the use of crypto to help Iran evade sanctions designed to isolate it from the global financial system, according to Coinit.ir.

Saeed Muhammad. (Image via Muhammad Hassanzadeh / Tasnim News Agency / Wikimedia Commons)

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Iran Concerns May Be Driving Trump Administration's Talk of New Crypto Rules

Tensions with Iran may be behind U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s cryptocurrency compliance comments on Wednesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to accept the "gift" of negative interest rates. (Credit: Shutterstock)

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North Korea Is Expanding Its Monero Mining Operations, Says Report

North Korea may be boosting its monero mining efforts to circumvent sanctions and avoid being tracked.

Kim Jong-un, supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Credit: Alexander Khitrov/Shutterstock)

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USA v. Virgil Griffith: What We Know (and Don’t) in the Bombshell Crypto Sanctions Case

Prosecutors appear to have a strong case against Virgil Griffith, the ethereum developer charged with conspiring to aid North Korea, legal experts say.

SANCTIONS CHARGE: Virgil Griffith is accused of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act by allegedly telling North Korean government officials how to evade sanctions using cryptocurrency.

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Ethereum Dev Virgil Griffith Pleads Not Guilty to Violating North Korea Sanctions

Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith pleaded not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act on Thursday.

Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith speaks at Consensus: Singapore 2018

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UN Warns Against Attending North Korean Crypto Conference Next Month

The United Nations says attending North Korea's cryptocurrency conference in February would likely be a violation of sanctions.

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