Sanctions
US Officials Tie North Korea’s ‘Lazarus’ Hackers to $625M Crypto Theft
Axie Infinity’s Ronin blockchain suffered a massive exploit late last month.
Spread of Sanctions Makes Privacy Tokens the Hot Bet in Crypto Markets
Analysts point to the Ukraine war and related financial sanctions as the reason MASK and Monero's XMR, among others, are trading higher.
El exdesarrollador de Ethereum Virgil Griffith fue sentenciado a más de 5 años de prisión por viaje a Corea del Norte
Griffith se había declarado culpable de un cargo de conspiración para violar sanciones internacionales al dar una charla en una conferencia cripto en Pyongyang, en 2019.
Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Sentenced to 5+ Years in Prison for North Korea Trip
Griffith previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate international sanctions for giving a talk at a crypto conference in Pyongyang in 2019.
Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith to Be Sentenced in New York Court Tuesday
Griffith, who pleaded guilty last year to one count of conspiracy to violate international sanctions against North Korea, faces up to 6 1/2 years in prison.
Russians’ EU Crypto Investments Capped at 10K Euros
Measures set out by the EU aim to stop oligarchs circumventing financial sanctions on conventional bank accounts.
EU Bans Providing High-Value Crypto Services to Russia
The move follows warnings that crypto is being used to circumvent sanctions imposed in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
Russia Sanctions Could Spur Use of Crypto: IMF's Gopinath
Gita Gopinath, the first deputy managing director at the IMF, says the Ukraine conflict could promote the wider use of crypto.
Japan to Plug Loophole to Prevent Russia From Evading Sanctions Through Crypto: Report
Reuters reports a number of top government officials promising an imminent change to the country's Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act.
