Guidance Demonstrates OFAC’s Expectations for Sanctions Compliance by Cryptocurrency Industry -
On October 15, 2021, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury published Sanctions...more
10/26/2021
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As we wrote over the summer, Congress has passed a bill that will require certain corporations and limited liability companies (“LLCs”) to report information on their beneficial owners to the U.S. Treasury Department’s...more
12/23/2020
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On August 24, 2017, President Trump issued Executive Order 13808 (“E.O. 13808” or the “Executive Order”) titled “Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect to the Situation in Venezuela.” The Executive Order prohibits certain...more
On February 3, 2017, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury added twenty-five individuals and entities to its Specially Designated Nationals (“SDN”) List. According to the White...more
On January 13, 2017, President Obama signed Executive Order 13761 (“E.O. 13761”), “Recognizing Positive Actions by the Government of Sudan and Providing for the Revocation of Certain Sudan-Related Sanctions.” Effective July...more
On 1 September 2016, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) supplemented sanctions against Russia imposed in connection with the conflict in Eastern Ukraine with names of a number of...more