PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2019

SWT International Sdn Bhd, an investment network, and China Wuyi, a construction and engineering firm, jointly rolled out the government-supported effort. China is hardly the only player looking to create so-called crypto cities: In Nevada, a digital currency millionaire is aiming to build a blockchain-based community.

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Blockchain Blocks SDN Governance 51

PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

As a result, the DOJ, for the first time , placed information about digital currency wallets on its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) and Blocked Persons list. Department of Justice’s indictment last year of two Iranian men using ransomware to steal $30 million from a range of targets in the U.S.

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Ransomware Bitcoin SDN Cryptocurrency 57

PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2018

“[The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)] may add digital currency addresses to the SDN [specially designated nationals] List to alert the public of specific digital currency identifiers associated with a blocked person,” the government agency said in the guidance notice.

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Treasury Addressing Cryptocurrency SDN 40