Justin Sun seeks $264K sanctions over World Liberty’s UAE disclosure
Sun plans to refile his tokenfreeze lawsuit in California state court after the sanctions motion is resolved. A hearing is set for Dec. 10. Source：Cointelegraph
Justin Sun seeks sanctions against Trump-linked World Liberty Financial over UAE ties
The Tron founder says World Liberty failed to disclose its UAE ties until months into his lawsuit over $45 million in WLFI tokens. Source：CoinDesk
KuCoin suspends services in Russia and Belarus
The exchange cited legal and regulatory compliance in its reason for cutting off services to users based in the two countries, currently the targets of…
Chainalysis traces North Korean crypto cash-outs through Garantex
The analysis followed US sanctions against 10 people and one entity accused of helping North Korean IT worker schemes fund weapons programs.…
U.S. sanctions Russian nationals for laundering millions in crypto for North Korean IT workers
Russian nationals Ilya Boykov and Vitold Obertas allegedly converted about $3.5 million and nearly $2 million in crypto, respectively, for North Korea.…
Netanyahu floats use of blockchain as solution to potential financial sanctions
Ahead of elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel could turn to blockchain and crypto to skirt potential international sanctions, to the dismay…
Irish cenbank fines Coinbase arm $3.6M for oversight, safeguard failures
According to the Central Bank of Ireland, Coinbase Ireland had agreed with the facts around the enforcement action and will be subject to fines and sanctions…
US plans to seize $1B in crypto linked to Iran this week: Scott Bessent
The Treasury Department has announced several digital asset seizures related to sanctions on Iran as part of US sanctions. Source：Cointelegraph
UK sanctions three crypto exchanges tied to Russian illicit funds
The UK sanctioned crypto exchanges and payment processors, some of which were tied to thousands of Russian entities and the sanctioned HTX exchange.…
UK slaps sanctions on three crypto exchanges over alleged Russia links
Britain said the crypto platforms and two payment services may have helped Russia evade financial sanctions, with two handling transactions involving the…
Cardano gives token issuers power to freeze, seize and restrict assets
The new standard is aimed at regulated stablecoins, funds and bonds whose issuers need identity checks, sanctions controls and other transfer rules built into…
Japan adds Garantex to list of Russia sanctions over Ukraine war
Garantex was previously sanctioned by the US, the EU and other jurisdictions for helping Russian entities evade financial restrictions. Source：Cointelegraph