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There are a total of 50 articles associated with 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

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 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

Sanctions on open source technology may have “a chilling effect on innovation,” Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said

Company banned 253 wallet addresses from its front end as part of its efforts to abide by US sanctions

BBC chair Richard Sharp reportedly invested in Atomyze, founded by Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin, throughout 2019

Tornado Cash’s native token TORN lost 96.9% of its value since its all-time high in February 2021, and at least one developer is now in legal jeopardy

Dutch authorities have arrested a suspected Tornado Cash developer and warned it wouldn’t rule out further arrests

The Office of Foreign Asset Control sanctioned Tornado Cash and 45 related Ethereum wallet addresses Monday, prompting exchanges and issuers to begrudgingly comply with laws

Iran will commonly use crypto to settle import orders by the end of next month, tweeted the head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization

The US blacklisted dozens of Ethereum addresses when it sanctioned Tornado Cash. Can a major DeFi protocol like MakerDAO get caught in the dragnet?

The Treasury Department alleges North Korea-backed hacking organization Lazarus Group used Tornado Cash to launder more than $455 million in stolen crypto

In its first on-chain DeFi protocol sanction, the US Treasury Department added Tornado Cash to its blocked list
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