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Sanctions Screening
OFAC and global sanctions exposure for Ethereum wallets - how addresses get listed, how indirect exposure spreads, and how to check yours.
Can a DAO Be Sanctioned? What Tornado Cash and Ooki DAO Prove
OFAC lists addresses. The CFTC sues people. Tornado Cash and Ooki DAO show a DAO treasury can get hit by either one, and they don't work the same way.
OFAC · 2026-08-25 · 2 min readOFAC Adds 18 New Crypto Addresses to SDN List
Treasury's OFAC SDN list gained 18 new digital-currency addresses on August 25, 2026, including 11 Ethereum wallets tied to five sanctioned individuals across the CYBER2, CYBER4, HRIT-IR, and IRAN-EO13902 sanctions programs.
OFAC · 2026-08-09 · 3 min readOFAC Adds 13 Digital-Currency Addresses to SDN List (August 9, 2026)
On August 9, 2026, Plastron's daily OFAC diff flagged 13 new digital-currency addresses added to the SDN list, tied to three designated entities across ETH, BTC, TRX, and SOL.
OFAC · 2026-08-07 · 6 min readOFAC Sanctioned 3 Monero Wallets. It Can't Freeze Any of Them.
Treasury sanctioned 134 ISIS-K crypto addresses on July 1, 2026. Tether froze the 131 Tron wallets within hours; the three Monero addresses can't be frozen by anyone.
OFAC · 2026-07-29 · 6 min readCan a Multisig Wallet Get Sanctioned Like Any Other Address?
Extra signatures don't buy immunity. OFAC has already frozen $475 million across multisig-custody wallets tied to Iran's central bank, and screening tools never see the governance structure behind an address.
Sanctions · 2026-07-26 · 5 min readWhy Passing the Chainalysis Oracle Doesn't Mean Your Wallet Is Clean
A free smart contract that checks sanctions lists is not the same as a wallet risk score - here is exactly where the Chainalysis oracle's coverage ends.
OFAC · 2026-07-24 · 2 min readOFAC Adds 7 New Digital-Currency Addresses to SDN List
Plastron's daily OFAC diff detected 7 new digital-currency addresses added to the SDN list on July 24, 2026, all linked to a single SDGT-designated individual.
Sanctions · 2026-07-21 · 6 min readOFAC vs EU vs UK: Which Sanctions List Actually Flags Your Wallet?
OFAC, the UK, and the EU run three separate sanctions regimes on three different clocks. Here is what each list actually flags and why checking one is not enough.
OFAC · 2026-07-16 · 3 min readOFAC Adds 4 New Crypto Addresses Tied to Iran's Central Bank
OFAC added four Tron-based addresses tied to Iran's central bank to the SDN list on July 16, 2026, bringing Plastron's tracked sanctions dataset to 938 addresses across chains.
Sanctions · 2026-06-30 · 6 min readCould You Be Paying a Sanctioned DPRK IT Worker?
North Korean IT workers infiltrate remote crypto jobs under fake identities. Paying one in crypto can breach OFAC sanctions - here is how to screen a contractor's wallet before you send.
Sanctions · 2026-06-29 · 5 min readHow to Check If Your Wallet Is Exposed to Grinex, Garantex's Sanctioned Successor
Garantex rebranded as Grinex and kept laundering money behind the A7A5 token. Here is how to screen your wallet for exposure before an exchange does.
Sanctions · 2026-06-28 · 6 min readHow to Check If Your Wallet Is Exposed to Terrorist-Financing Crypto
Donated or laundered funds can reach a holder who never knew the source. Here is how to screen your wallet for terrorist-financing exposure before an exchange does.
Sanctions · 2026-06-27 · 5 min readWhat Is the OFAC 50 Percent Rule and Does It Affect Your Crypto Wallet?
A clean list check can still miss blocked wallets. The OFAC 50 percent rule sanctions entire companies - and every address they control - without listing them.
Sanctions · 2026-06-22 · 5 min readHow Does a Crypto Address Get Added to the OFAC Sanctions List?
OFAC lists a crypto wallet as an identifier only after it designates the person behind it. Here is how that process works - and why a clean wallet can still get flagged.
Sanctions · 2026-06-18 · 5 min readHow to Check If Crypto You Received Came From a Sanctioned Exchange Like Garantex
If coins in your wallet trace back to Garantex or its successor Grinex, an exchange can freeze them. Here is how to check your sanctions exposure first.
How To · 2026-06-17 · 5 min readHow to Check If Your Wallet Is Exposed to Lazarus Group (North Korea) Crypto
How to check whether your wallet has any link to Lazarus Group or other North Korea-attributed funds, and what a regulated exchange does when it finds one.
AML · 2026-06-15 · 5 min readI Paid a Ransomware Demand in Bitcoin - Am I Liable Under OFAC?
Paying a ransomware demand in Bitcoin can become a sanctions violation, not just a commercial loss. Many ransomware groups and their wallets sit on the OFAC SDN list, and because liability is strict you can be penalised without knowing. Here is how the rule works and how to screen an address before you pay.
Sanctions · 2026-06-05 · 6 min readHow Many Hops From a Sanctioned Address Still Flag Your Wallet?
Distance from a flagged address lowers your risk score but never zeroes it. How indirect exposure works, and why there's no safe number of hops.
How To · 2026-05-30 · 4 min readHow to Check if an Ethereum Address Is Sanctioned
A step-by-step guide to checking whether any Ethereum or EVM wallet appears on sanctions lists, with free tools and instant screening options.