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Iran’s Uranium Rollback Proposal: Sanctions, Conflict, and Bitcoin’s Evasion Role

Iran’s Nuclear Proposal: Uranium Rollback, Sanctions Threat, and Bitcoin’s Role in Evasion Iran has ignited global headlines with a tactical offer to slash its uranium enrichment from a near-weapons-grade 60% to 20%, a move aimed at dodging UN snapback sanctions from Britain and the EU while sidestepping military confrontation with Israel and the US. Yet, […]

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TikTok Influencer Gets 8.5 Years for North Korea Crypto Sanctions Scheme

TikTok Influencer Jailed 8.5 Years for North Korean Crypto Sanctions Evasion Christina Marie Chapman, an Arizona-based TikTok influencer, has been sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for her role in a audacious North Korean scheme to evade U.S. sanctions. Operating a “laptop farm” from her home, she enabled North Korean IT workers to infiltrate over […]

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Russia’s Crypto Mining Registry: Crackdown on Rigs or State Overreach?

Russia’s National Crypto Mining Rig Registry: Regulation or Overreach? Russia’s cryptocurrency mining scene is a lawless frontier of epic proportions, and the Energy Ministry is stepping in with a bold plan: a national registry for every mining rig in the game. Designed to tackle illegal operations and rake in tax revenues, this initiative is stirring […]

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A7A5 Ruble Stablecoin Moves $9.3B on Grinex: Sanctions Evasion or Innovation?

Ruble-Backed A7A5 Stablecoin Hits $9.3B on Grinex: Sanctions Evasion or Crypto Innovation? A Russian ruble-pegged stablecoin, A7A5, has processed a jaw-dropping $9.3 billion in transactions on Grinex, a cryptocurrency exchange widely seen as the successor to the sanctioned platform Garantex. With deep ties to sanctioned entities and serious doubts about its organic adoption, this development […]

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US Seizes $7.74M in Crypto from North Korean IT Scam: Blockchain Security Exposed

US Seizes $7.74M in Crypto from North Korean IT Scam: A Blockchain Security Wake-Up Call The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has fired a shot across the bow with a civil forfeiture action targeting $7.74 million in cryptocurrency tied to a brazen North Korean IT worker scheme. Orchestrated by operatives of the Democratic People’s Republic […]

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