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OFAC’s sanctions search tool checks crypto wallets, but a clean result isn’t a clearance

By John Chen

OFAC's evolving sanctions list underscores the need for continuous compliance efforts in crypto, as non-matches don't guarantee safety. The post OFAC’s sanctions search tool checks crypto wallets, but a clean result isn’t a clearance appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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A digital currency secured by cryptography and recorded on a blockchain, without a central bank issuing it.

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Penalties such as trade bans, asset freezes or travel bans imposed by one or more countries on another country, group or person.

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