Sanctions News

The Iran-U.S. cold war spills into blockchain: Can America really stop Iran from mining Bitcoin?

John McAfee speaks with Cointelegraph about Facebook’s Libra, the importance of privacy and why he hasn’t paid U.S. taxes in eight years.

Iranian Assistant Minister of Trade says that US Congress is trying to stop BTC mining in Iran.

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro ordered the country’s leading bank, Banco de Venezuela, to accept the nation’s cryptocurrency El Petro at all its branches.

The country’s economy minister confirmed the plans to use crypto in local and international transactions.

A senior official warned U.S. measures were pressuring Pyongyang into finding illicit channels of income.

Iran’s central bank, in partnership with a local blockchain solutions provider, is developing a national blockchain platform called Borna that will be used to r...

The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned Moscow-based bank Evrofinance, claiming it was the main international bank that helped finance Venezuela’s controversial oil-ba...

Foreign investors, particularly from China, have expressed their interest in creating a crypto investment fund and exchange in Crimea.

U.S. lawmakers recently introduced a bill that would impose further sanctions on Iranian financial institutions and its national cryptocurrency.

Russia’s Ministry of Finance believes launching a single digital currency backed by the EAEU is inevitable due to U.S. sanctions.

Iranians who are turning to Bitcoin mining due to economic difficulties caused by U.S. sanctions still manage to profit due to low electricity prices.

Crimea could possibly create blockchain-based investment platforms for foreign investors under sanctions.

The U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an advisory calling on cryptocurrency exchanges to monitor Iranian use of crypto to evade sanc...

The U.S. SEC is now seeking sanctions against the individuals behind the allegedly fraudulent PlexCoin ICO.