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Sanctions Screening
OFAC sanctions exposure for crypto wallets: how addresses get listed, how indirect exposure spreads, and how to check one.
Is Ethereum Still Censoring OFAC-Sanctioned Wallets in 2026?
Ethereum's protocol never filters sanctioned addresses. The relay market underneath it still does, just a lot less than it used to.
Sanctions · 2026-10-09 · 4 min readCan OFAC Sanction an Entire Industry Over Crypto Ties to Iran?
Treasury's Operation Economic Outcast didn't just add names to the OFAC list - it made Iran's entire digital asset sector sanctionable under E.O. 13902. Here's what that means for a wallet that was never directly designated.
Sanctions · 2026-10-04 · 5 min readWhy 87% of Iran's Sanctioned Crypto Wallets Use USDT
A Senate subcommittee report found 87% of 757 Iran-linked sanctioned wallets transacted mostly in USDT. Here's what the numbers show, and why a live blacklist read matters more than the sanctions list alone.
data report · 2026-10-03 · 6 min read780 OFAC-Sanctioned Crypto Addresses: Bitcoin Beats Ethereum 5 to 1
Bitcoin carries 513 of the 780 addresses on OFAC's crypto sanctions list, 65.8% of the total, dwarfing Ethereum's 97 and edging out Tron's 127.
OFAC · 2026-10-01 · 3 min readSeven TCO-Linked Individuals Added to OFAC's Crypto Sanctions List
Treasury's October 1, 2026 SDN update adds seven Tron addresses, each linked to one individually sanctioned person under the SDGT and TCO programs - bringing the tracked crypto-address count to 1,047.
What Is · 2026-09-11 · 6 min readOpenSea Banned Him for Touching Tornado Cash. Can It Ban You Too?
A wallet's exposure to a sanctioned address can get an NFT marketplace account banned with no appeal. Here is how that screening actually works.
OFAC · 2026-09-10 · 4 min readOFAC Adds 14 Crypto Addresses: ISIL Khorasan and Xinbi Guarantee Designated
OFAC's September 10, 2026 SDN update adds one Monero address linked to ISIL Khorasan and 13 Tron addresses linked to Xinbi Guarantee - here's what changed and how to check exposure.
Sanctions · 2026-09-09 · 6 min readThe Dust Attack That Got a $4.2M Kraken Account Frozen
Nearly 12,000 dust transfers from HTX-linked wallets triggered sanctions freezes at Kraken, one as large as $4.2 million. Here is how that attack works and what to do if it happens to you.
Sanctions · 2026-09-02 · 5 min readThe EU Just Sanctioned HTX - Does Your Wallet Get Flagged Too?
The EU just banned dealing with HTX, and the UK moved first in May. Here is what an entity-level sanctions listing actually does to a wallet that used the exchange, and what it does not.
OFAC · 2026-09-01 · 8 min readFinCEN vs OFAC: Which Agency Actually Freezes Your Crypto?
OFAC and FinCEN are not the same job. One runs a sanctions blocklist with no discretion; the other runs a reporting program built on judgment. Here is what each one actually checks, and where a single $4.3 billion Binance settlement shows the difference.
OFAC · 2026-08-26 · 6 min readCan 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 · 12 min readIs a Crypto Address Sanctioned? How to Check
Sanctions are the one part of wallet screening that is a legal fact, not a risk estimate. How designation works, how exposure spreads, and what to do if you find some.