Payments coordinated over Telegram and routed through proxies are no longer fringe fraud tactics — they now sit at the intersection of sanctions evasion, cybercrime, and information operations. For compliance leaders, this raises a practical […]
Summary The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four major Iranian cryptocurrency exchanges: Nobitex, Bitpin, Ramzinex, and Wallex. The enforcement action heavily targets Nobitex, the largest Iranian exchange responsible for […]
Treasury alleged that Iranian crypto exchanges enabled sanctions evasion while processing transactions connected to the IRGC and regime insiders. The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Nobitex, […]
TLDR GENIUS Act bars issuers from paying yield, but distributor reward programs remain under debate now. Allaire sees internet-style stablecoin systems creating fair competition with banks, payments firms, and fintech providers. FDIC proposal links stablecoin […]
Summary In a massive coordinated interagency effort, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and the Department of State announced sweeping actions against transnational criminal organizations […]
On April 24, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) updated its designation of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), adding new cryptocurrency addresses to its Specially Designated Nationals […]
As far back as the early 1800s, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued economic sanctions to achieve foreign policy and national security objectives. Today, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions […]
Crypto pundit Star has highlighted that crypto decentralization is a myth, noting that crypto networks and firms can freeze funds. The pundit specifically alluded to the Tether freeze and Arbitrum’s move to freeze the crypto […]
Hackers drained Grinex wallets and moved funds through SunSwap into TRX before consolidating assets into a single TRON address. Grinex, a sanctioned crypto exchange serving Russian businesses and individual users, said it was hit […]
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