US Treasury sanctions Ethereum wallet tied to cartel over ‘illicit fentanyl trafficking’
An ETH wallet tied to Mexican national Mario Alberto Jimenez Castro was allegedly used for illicit fentanyl sales in the United States. Go to Source
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China to build giant AI chip factory to bypass US sanctions: Report
Chinese scientists are reportedly looking into constructing massive facilities to locally manufacture technology necessary to create AI semiconductor chips. Go to Source
Binance excludes Banco de Venezuela from P2P payments
Banco de Venezuela, one of the largest financial institutions in the country, was acquired by the sanctioned government in 2009. Go to Source
Binance leaving Russian market is ‘on the table’: Report
A Binance spokesperson reportedly said the global cryptocurrency exchange was considering all options in regards to Russia, “including a full exit”. Go to Source
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. Go to Source
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. Go to Source
Binance dubs barred Russian banks on its platform as ‘Yellow’ and ‘Green’ cards
Despite the U.S. DOJ investigating Binance for violation of U.S. sanctions with its services in Russia, the firm has continued to promote its platform in the country. Go to Source
Tornado Cash co-founders charged with money laundering, sanctions violations
Roman Semenov was placed on OFAC’s sanctioned persons list and Roman Storm was arrested as the United States continued its crackdown on the crypto mixer. Go to Source
Tornado Cash lawsuit judge sides with US Treasury in motions for summary judgement
Competing motions for summary judgment saw a federal judge rule the U.S. Treasury with within its authority to declare Tornado Cash a sanctioned entity. Go to Source
US reportedly plans to restrict China’s access to cloud computing services
Report says sources close to the situation have said U.S. officials plan to restrict Chinese companies’ access to cloud computing services as a security measure. Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico