Financial Sanctions News

U.S. and U.K. authorities are checking cryptocurrency transactions for potential connections with Russia.

Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex has agreed to pay a $7.59 million settlement to the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control.

The UK authorities recently provided newly updated guidance requiring crypto exchanges to notify them about any suspected sanction violation. The new guidance will help ensure that no individual or company uses crypto assets to dodge restrictions and sanctions set after…

Investors can trade Bitcoin, Tether, Eth, and other digital assets on about 600 crypto exchanges available worldwide. As the importance of digital currencies increases, so do the rules and regulations put in place to govern them around the world. Companies…

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued the first-ever #sanction on a cryptocurrency service.

In a press conference on Thursday, chairman of the Russian Congressional energy committee, Pavel Zavalny, said the country will accept bitcoins for its natural resources exports. For its exports, including natural gas, Zavalny said that Russia is open to accepting…