Sanctions News

U.S. agencies work to handle crypto in sanctions evasion, but may ultimately just cut the country off from an evolving financial world.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two Chinese nationals accused of laundering cryptocurrency that was sto...

North Korea’s internet use saw a 300% surge over the past three years as the country’s regime has continued to rely on cryptocurrencies.

Former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith pleads innocent before New York court in North Korea sanctions case.

United Nations sanctions experts advise against attending North Korean cryptocurrency conference, or risking sanctions violations.

The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York indicted Ethereum Foundation researcher Virgil Griffith on Jan. 7.

Iran’s President proposes creating a Muslim cryptocurrency as one of measures to confront the economic dominance of the United States.

Prosecutors announced the arrest of a U.S. citizen who traveled to North Korea to deliver a presentation on how to use blockchain and crypto to avoid sanctions.

The United Nations Security Council's Sanctions Committee on North Korea has accused the country of using a Hong Kong-based blockchain firm as a front to launde...

North Korea is allegedly developing its cryptocurrency for bypassing U.S. sanctions, but experts point out other reasons for this initiative.

The U.S. announces further sanctions against three North Korean state-sponsored hacker groups, responsible for North Korea’s malicious cyber activities.

The UN is reportedly investigating 35 North Korean cyberattacks across 17 countries, utilizing 3 main attack vectors.

Venezuela is leading the crypto peer-to-peer BTC trade market, despite government efforts to drive adoption of its oil-backed cryptocurrency, Petro.

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.