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US Treasury Blacklists Bitcoin, Litecoin Addresses of Chinese 'Drug Kingpins'

The U.S. Treasury's OFAC has put bitcoin and litecoin addresses of three Chinese nationals on its sanctions list, the second time the agency has blacklisted crypto wallets.

As part of the deal, the crypto tracing firm adds Ribbit Capital general partner Sigal Mandelker as an adviser. (CoinDesk archives)

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US Treasury Sanctions Russian Bank Over Links to Venezuela’s Petro

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned a Moscow-based bank over its role in financing Venezuela’s controversial petro token.

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US Regulators Tie Two Bitcoin Addresses to Iranian Ransomware Plot

For the first time, the U.S. Treasury Department is adding crypto addresses to its list of Specially Designated Nationals.

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