OFAC sanctions OTC traders who converted crypto for North Korea’s Lazarus group
U.S. law enforcement has identified three individuals who handled stolen crypto and fiat for the benefit of North Korea.
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Ethereum inches even closer to total censorship due to OFAC compliance
The minting of OFAC-compliant Ethereum blocks on a daily basis has grown to 73%, adding to the community's growing censorship concerns.
51% of Ethereum blocks are now compliant with OFAC standards, raising censorship concerns
One month after the Merge, mev-boost relays expanded its market share as block builders, data shows.
US Treasury’s OFAC and FinCEN announce $29M in enforcement actions again Bittrex
Bittrex agreed to pay more than $29 million in a settlement with FinCEN, but the regulator said it will credit a $24-million payment “to settle its potential liability with OFAC.”
GitHub unbans Tornado Cash repositories following OFAC guidance
Ethereum developer Preston Van Loon encouraged GitHub to fully restore Tornado Cash’s repositories after partial unbanning.
Treasury's OFAC is investigating Kraken for violating US sanctions: Report
More than 1,500 users with residences in Iran reportedly had accounts at Kraken as of June, while 149 users in Syria and 83 in Cuba were also able to access the crypto exchange.
Tornado Cash says it's using Chainalysis oracles to block access from OFAC sanctioned addresses
Many DeFi exploits in the past have been linked to the popular crypto-mixing protocol.