OKX and ByBit remove sanctioned Russian banks from payments list
Tinkoff Bank and Sberbank are no longer available on the list of P2P transactions on ByBit and OKX.
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Binance P2P removes sanctioned Russian banks from payments list
The crypto exchange removed its “yellow” and “green” codewords from its list of payment methods, which previously referred to sanctioned Russian banks.
US REPO task force names crypto as target in efforts involving $58B in sanctioned assets
Members of the task force have worked to “counter Russian sanctions evasion”, which included illicit crypto transactions and money laundering schemes.
Tether says it would not freeze sanctioned Tornado Cash addresses unless instructed by law enforcement
"In our dealings with law enforcement we are sometimes specifically instructed not to freeze addresses as this could alert suspects," says Tether.
Ronin hackers transferred stolen funds from ETH to BTC and used sanctioned mixers
The hackers continue to spread out the stolen funds using Bitcoin privacy tools as a means to remain anonymous, despite the identity of the hackers believed to be a North Korean cybercrime group.
Crypto mixer sanctioned by US Treasury for role in Axie Infinity hack
The crypto mixer is said to have processed $20.5 million out of the $620 million taken by North Korean Lazarus Group hackers.
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.
Blockchain forensics firm finds millions in sanctioned crypto wallet
Elliptic has discovered a dubious crypto wallet with “significant crypto-asset holdings” in the millions of dollars.
Apple Pay to halt support for Russian banks sanctioned on war in Ukraine
Russians cashed out over $1.3 billion from banks on the first day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the largest amount since the onset of COVID-19.
Sanctioned Russian oligarch urges central bank to embrace Bitcoin
The U.S. Treasury asked cryptocurrency companies to ensure compliance with sanctions last week.