Sanctions evasions using crypto increased by 700% in 2025: Chainalysis
Russia, Iran and North Korea expanded their use of stablecoins, hacked funds and state-linked exchanges to move more than $100 billion onchain to evade international sanctions.
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Tornado Cash Sanctions Overturned by U.S. Appeals Court; TORN Soars Over 500%
A U.S. federal appeals court has delivered a major legal victory to the crypto sector by throwing out the U.S. Treasury Department’s earlier effort to directly sanction crypto mixing service Tornado Cash.
The court found that the government didn’t have the proper tools to include the actual technology underpinning the service as a sanctioned entity.
Tornado Cash’s native token, TORN, rocketed up by over 500% in the hours following the ruling.
Global Effort Disrupts Russia Linked Network Using Crypto to Evade Sanctions, U.S. Charges Two Russians
Russian nationals Sergey Ivanov and Timur Shakhmametov have been charged for their involvement in operating money laundering services that catered to cybercriminals using cryptocurrencies, U.S. authorities announced on Thursday.
Russia Is About to Try Using Crypto to Get Around Sanctions
Russia will begin trialing cross-border crypto payments next week to try to circumvent international sanctions – but this effort may not work, several policy and legal experts told CoinDesk.
Did Sanctioning Tornado Cash Work?
Sanctions are an effort to throw the weight of the U.S. dollar around to tamp down on activities the U.S. government thinks may be harmful – like money laundering to fund terror groups or rogue nations. The New York Federal Reserve thinks they had a real effect in crypto.
Venezuela’s Election Body Says Nicolas Maduro Reelected President, Opposition Claims Victory Too: Reports
The opposition too has claimed victory in a nation where the dependence on crypto is fueled by multiple crises.
Russian-Speaking Groups Responsible for Majority of Crypto Ransomware Attacks in 2023: TRM Labs
Inflows to Russia-based crypto exchange Garantex accounted for 82% of the crypto volumes that belonged to sanctioned entities internationally, the report added.
Tornado Cash’s $1.9 billion resurgence indicates growing demand for privacy
Amidst significant legal battles and sanctions, Tornado Cash, a well-known crypto-mixing service, has witnessed a notable rise in deposit volumes … Continue reading
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Senate Bill Could Open Crypto to U.S. Sanctions, but Industry Trying to Head It Off
A piece of legislation with heavy implications for the digital assets sector made it through the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s funding package recently without most in the industry – and many in Congress – apparently aware of it, but industry insiders consider its chances for survival to be limited.
Tether Enters Transaction Surveillance Partnership with Chainalysis as Regulatory Pressure Mounts
The monitoring system would help Tether identify risky crypto addresses that could be used for bypassing sanctions or illicit activities like terrorist financing, the company said.