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Remittance giant Western Union has joined other financial services companies supporting sanctions in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The decision will affect customers in the Russian Federation as well…
Blockchain forensics company Chainalysis is launching two tools that will allow crypto companies to deny sanctioned persons and entities access to their platforms. The move comes amid concerns that Russia…
"The use of cryptoassets to circumvent economic sanctions is a criminal offence,” said U.K. regulators.
The Monero blockchain fork has surged by nearly 100% in the past five days against a rising appetite for privacy-focused cryptocurrencies.
The crypto community stands up for the rights of ordinary Russians amid hundreds of businesses leaving the country, but the final decision is up to regulators.
Blockchain-data analytics company Chainalysis has announced an accelerated launch of two sanctions screening tools, an on-chain oracle, and an API, to help provide greater regulatory oversight to exchanges and DeFi…
Christopher Wray cited the FBI's recent work in seizing large amounts of crypto as evidence there were vulnerabilities in using digital assets to get around sanctions.
The European Union is extending the scope of sanctions introduced in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with the latest agreement between member states specifically mentioning crypto assets. Russian oligarchs,…
The working group weighed in on the side of the Finance ministry in a call to regulate, not ban crypto.