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US Treasury warns crypto firms not to reimburse unknown ransomware victims

1.10.2020
Malware payouts from insurance companies pose a threat to U.S. national security

Venezuela To Start Using Cryptocurrency in Global Trade in Efforts To Fend off U.S. Sanctions

1.10.2020
Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro says the country is to start using cryptocurrency in both domestic and global trade, as part of efforts to neutralize crippling U.S. economic sanctions. Speaking in the country’s parliament on Sept. 29, Maduro revealed that the move will “give...

Maduro claims crypto will play role in fighting sanctions against Venezuela

30.9.2020
Crypto garnered another mention in one of Maduro's bombastic speeches

Iran Is Ripe for Bitcoin Adoption, Even as Government Clamps Down on Mining

24.9.2020
Iran is regulating bitcoin mining with an iron fist. But as U.S. sanctions and the pandemic put pressure on the economy, Iranians are seriously considering bitcoin as an alternative to the falling rial

Prosecutors Detail Russians’ Crypto Phishing Scheme in Forfeiture Suit

17.9.2020
The alleged hackers also manipulated NEO's Gas market with a $5 million crypto infusion

New US Treasury sanctions on Russian hackers hit Monero address

16.9.2020
The U.S. government is charging ahead in its pursuit of privacy tokens, according to the latest sanctions

US Sanctions Two Russians Accused of Using Fraud to Steal Millions in Crypto

16.9.2020
The pair stole $16.8 million from customers of three different crypto exchanges, including two in the US

P2P Bitcoin Exchange Paxful Shuts Down Venezuela Operations to Comply With US Sanctions

16.9.2020
Peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto exchange Paxful is shutting down its operations in Venezuela, apparently, to comply with U.S. economic sanctions against the leftist government of disputed president Nicolas Maduro. On Tuesday, a Paxful spokesperson told news.Bitcoin.com that the exchange will now start...

The Moss Piglet Dilemma: Paypal Bans Payments to Merchants Using the Word ‘Tardigrade’

14.9.2020
The popular payment provider Paypal has been known for cutting off a number of merchants and organizations over the years. This week, the public found out that Paypal has been censoring merchants that sell items related to the name “tardigrade” just because a Balkan arms dealer uses...

US Sanctions Russians Allegedly Using Cryptocurrency to Influence Presidential Election

12.9.2020
The U.S. has sanctioned several Russian nationals, a Ukrainian lawmaker, and their cryptocurrency addresses for interfering with the country’s electoral process. The Russians are allegedly employees of a troll factory that previously targeted presidential candidates. Operations to Interfere...

Alongside today's sanctions, the US charges operators of Russian troll farm with fraud for using U.S. IDs to start crypto accounts

10.9.2020
New wire fraud charges against St. Petersburg trolls allege that they stole the identities of U.S. citizens to open crypto accounts

US Treasury Sanctions Russians Using Crypto for Election Interference

10.9.2020
The U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset Control has added three Russian nationals and a host of cryptocurrency addresses to its sanctions list

New US sanctions target crypto addresses of Russian hackers accused of election interference

10.9.2020
As new U.S. election nears, the Treasury adds new names and crypto addresses to its specially designated nationals list

Jim Rogers Predicts End of Dollar Dominance as US-China Tensions Escalate

8.9.2020
Renowned investor Jim Rogers believes that the U.S. dollar dominance is coming to an end as the tensions between the U.S. and China mount. The growing national debt, the protests, the political uncertainty surrounding the presidential election, and countries seeking a USD alternative in fear...

Can Belarus Use Crypto to Bypass Sanctions? Experts are Skeptical

15.8.2020
Sanctions could be coming to Belarus. Can the crypto-friendly country beat it with Bitcoin or Ethereum?

Could Belarus Use Bitcoin to Beat US-EU Sanctions?

14.8.2020
With much of the international community enraged at the Alexander Lukashenko-led government of Belarus following a controversial recent general election, the threat of a new wave of United States-led economic sanctions against the nation and its leadership has become very real. The European Union...