The Biden administration announced sanctions and criminal charges on Thursday, targeting Russian cryptocurrency exchanges.
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region contributed 7.5% to global crypto transaction volume from July 2023 to June 2024.
OFAC designated Russian exchange Cryptex, Sergey Sergeevich Ivanov (a.k.a. UAPS a.k.a TALEON), who facilitated laundering for fraud shops.
U.S. authorities charged two Russian nationals for money laundering through cryptocurrency, targeting illicit transactions ...
US sanctions crypto exchanges, charges Russian nationals in cybercrime crackdown. $7.8M seized. Rewards offered for suspects' ...