Sanctions News

Applying advanced tools for tracking illicit stablecoin transactions is necessary; still, it is not enough to mitigate the risks of mass adoption.

Countries that ban crypto payments often have no restrictions on using crypto abroad, but such legal overlaps may attract scrutiny from global regulators like the FATF.

With a $151 million market cap, A7A5 has reportedly been involved in $9.3 billion of transactions with Grinex, the supposed successor to the sanctioned Garantex exchange.

The stablecoin giant froze over $12.3 million worth of funds, pointing to potential illicit activity or AML violations.

Binance’s rollout in Syria features a full access launch, allowing Syrians to trade at least 300 tokens, including Bitcoin, XRP, Toncoin and more.

The situation involving Garantex “undermines the illusion of control that many still cling to,” according to Global Ledger co-founder and CEO Lex Fisun.

Exposure to wallets tied to suspected Garantex successor Grinex keeps rising as blockchain analyst warnings are ignored.

Tornado Cash is designed to make transactions private, but allegations of money laundering led to US sanctions, though they were lifted in March 2025.

The Karen National Army joins a long list of organizations sanctioned by the agency, including terrorist groups and cybercrime units.

The US Treasury Department’s actions against Tornado Cash were unlawful, and it can’t sanction the crypto mixer again, a Texas federal court judge has ruled.

US officials sanctioned eight crypto wallet addresses tied to Russian exchange Garantex and the Yemeni Houthi movement after blockchain forensics linked nearly $1 billion in funds to Houthi operations.

A US-led tariff war, preexisting economic sanctions, and global Bitcoin and stablecoin adoption could play a role in some countries’ attempts to dedollarize.

Russian oil firms are using Bitcoin and USDt for trade with China and India despite global sanctions, according to Reuters.

Crypto exchange Garantex halted trading and withdrawals after Tether froze about $27 million of its stablecoin USDT tied to the platform.

A THORChain dev has backed out and a validator is threatening to follow as North Korean hackers have reportedly sent $605 million worth of crypto through the protocol.