Sanctions

Venezuelan political pundits and activists have warned that President Nicolas Maduro and his government are increasingly turning to cryptocurrency transactions as a way to evade international sanctions. This follows the…

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese information industry firm Wuhan Tianyu said on Sunday that the United States' inclusion of it on the sanctions list was a "unilateral" act that could affect the data security company's foreign exchange…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - New U.S. sanctions that forced Russia's leading exchange to halt trading in dollars and euros led to a range of mixed prices and spreads as trading moved over-the-counter on Thursday, hindering access to reliable…

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The World Bank has asked the government to impose sanctions on Cabinet ministers, governors and CEOs of parastatals that continue to pay canceled concessions as part of conditions for a 157.8 billion shillings ($1.2 billion) loan to…

Senators sent letters to several departments about Russia, Iran, and North Korea possibly using Tether’s stablecoin to avoid U.S. sanctions. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports, citing official documents, Senators Elizabeth Warren…

Sean Gallup/Getty Images News Alcoa (NYSE:AA) +5.9% and Century Aluminum (CENX) +4.8% post-market Friday after the U.S. and U.K. announced new restrictions on trading in Russian aluminum, copper and nickel in an effort to hurt Vladimir…

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The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has escalated its enforcement efforts by tightening its grip on individuals and entities operating within the financial services and technology sectors in Russia, particularly…

OFAC has sanctioned two Russians involved in a pro-Kremlin influence campaign, while Chainalysis found that at least one of them received funds from crypto exchange Garantex. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets…