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The world’s largest crypto exchange said Monday it was weighing options to leave Russia and has restricted trading pairs to the ruble only

The inclusion of Roman Semenov on the sanctions list marks an escalation of the US government’s previous investigations into the crypto mixer

US Judge Robert Pitman ruled that Tornado Cash is a “person” under law, referencing its founders, developers and DAO

If cryptocurrency doesn’t let anyone send money to anyone else, from anywhere in the world — what is it even good for?

OFAC found that while Poloniex did not voluntarily disclose its apparent violations of sanctions programs, the infractions were not considered to be especially severe or harmful

Christy Goldsmith Romero says that digital assets have evolved in a way that’s different from Satoshi’s original vision

The US Treasury has previously sanctioned Lazarus Group, wallet addresses and two Chinese nationals

One year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it’s clear that cryptocurrency is still not the answer to continued sanctions

Crypto policy group steps up to support plaintiffs suing the US Treasury, OFAC for Tornado Cash sanctions

Tornado Cash’s inflows fell 68% in the 30 days after sanctions, while average monthly inflows into Russia-based Garantex following its sanctioned designation more than doubled

Over 30 artists and collectors have been banned from popular NFT marketplace OpenSea

Binance and Kraken were accused of violating US sanctions on Iranian citizens and companies. The exchanges initially denied the allegations.

“For Sam to suggest that the industry ‘should respect OFAC’ is unbecoming,” ShapeShift co-founder Erik Voorhees said

Ethereum developers see censorship anxieties are mostly exaggerated

The project, codenamed SUAVE, will be used to decentralize MEV in the long term

The TempleDAO exploiter transferred stolen funds to the privacy protocol’s smart contract, according to Etherscan data

The Treasury exceeded its regulatory authority as Tornado Cash is a “privacy tool beyond the control of anyone,” Coin Center said

The exchange allowed users in the Crimea region of Ukraine, as well as Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria to trade cryptoassets despite these being subject to US sanctions

The ‘endgame’ is the DeFi founder’s final attempt to create a self-governing DAO

The bill will require the Treasury and the State Departments to compile a report on how crypto impacts the effectiveness and enforcement of sanctions against Russia

The British Parliament wants to widen the reach of authorities when it comes to cryptoasset seizures tied to criminal activity

Leveling sanctions on anonymity-enhancing technology can deter criminals, Elizabeth Rosenberg said

OFAC also addressed “dust attacks,” or instances where a very small amount of cryptocurrency that touched Tornado Cash results in blocked wallets or accounts, in Tuesday’s clarifications

Sanctioning Tornado Cash has only increased mixing activity on other platforms, industry members said