Sanctions

A report from NBC News states over 100,000 Cubans are using bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to escape harsh conditions created by international sanctions.

As Bitcoin continues to grow — and with it, the target on its back — bitcoin miners should be hyper-aware of third-party risks and attempt to mitigate them.

The International Monetary Fund published a report detailing how Bitcoin disrupts the world order, enables sovereignty amid sanctions, and demands regulatory action.

Bitcoin is a free and open monetary network, accessible by anyone — which makes sanctions quite ineffective.

Sanctions are pure motivation for countries to seek out alternatives that cannot be harnessed by a single nation against them.

As regulators and politicians aim to prevent cryptocurrency usage by sanctioned individuals, Bitcoin alternatives display a lack of resistance.

Bitcoin erased most of its losses earlier in the day as Biden announced the U.S. would limit Russia’s ability to trade in Western currencies.

Statements from Russia and China suggest the two are unified and prepared to evade economic sanctions, with Bitcoin being a potential tool.

Iran has issued several regulations meant to control bitcoin mining operations. Is it building up a BTC hoard? And are Iranians opting in?

A Russian aluminum plant, whose owner has been hit by U.S. sanctions, will lease space to a cryptocurrency mining company.