38 stories about Sanctions from across the crypto press, curated and summarized daily. Most recent: Oct 24, 2026.
The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned over 130 Tron wallets tied to an ISIS affiliate, with Tether freezing the funds. This marks one of the largest crypto-related sanctions actions to date.
The U.S. Treasury's OFAC has added 134 crypto wallet addresses linked to ISIS-K to its sanctions list, including 131 Tron addresses that received over $1.4 million. Tether has already frozen the funds in these wallets.
Blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs alleges CoinEx facilitated over $3.84 billion in blockchain-traced flows with sanctioned Iranian crypto entities. CoinEx disputes the findings, calling the data incomplete and reaffirming its compliance measures.
The European Union is targeting 11 cryptocurrency platforms in its latest sanctions against Russia, aiming to cut off financial networks helping Moscow evade restrictions. This move could disrupt crypto transactions and tighten financial scrutiny on digital assets.
Russia has sanctioned a 17-year-old British teenager for reporting on a ruble-pegged stablecoin allegedly used to evade sanctions. The teen's father, political activist Bill Browder, called this the first time a high school student has been targeted by an authoritarian regime.
Russia has sanctioned a British teenager for alleging that the A7A5 stablecoin was used to fund its war in Ukraine. The A7A5 stablecoin was designed to bypass sanctions imposed on Russia after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
The U.S. has blacklisted four Iranian crypto exchanges, including Nobitex, citing links to terrorism and other crimes. This move is part of ongoing efforts to pressure Iran economically and disrupt illicit activities.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. has seized up to $1 billion in cryptocurrency linked to Iran. This marks one of the largest crypto-related seizures in U.S. history, targeting funds allegedly tied to illicit activities.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. has "outright grabbed" roughly $1 billion worth of cryptocurrencies from Iran via seizures.
The UK has imposed banking-style sanctions on crypto exchanges for the first time, targeting Huobi and a ruble stablecoin issuer. Financial firms in the UK must now freeze funds and trace transactions linked to these entities.
The US Treasury has sanctioned members of the Sinaloa Cartel for using cryptocurrency to launder drug money. This move highlights the growing intersection of crypto and illicit activities.
Arkham Intelligence has publicly mapped wallets linked to Iran's central bank, exposing its crypto holdings and transactions. This follows a $344 million USDT freeze by the U.S. Treasury, highlighting the intersection of crypto and global politics.
The U.S. Treasury is requiring Binance to comply with stricter monitoring guidelines. This follows reports that over $1 billion may have flowed to Iran-linked groups, despite Binance's 2023 guilty plea for sanctions violations.
Venezuela, cut off from the dollar system, is using stablecoins like USDC to keep its economy running. This proves how digital dollars can work where traditional banking fails.