US flags BTC, ETH wallets linked to Russian sanctions evasion network
The United States Treasury has sanctioned the virtual currency wallets belonging to a Russian arms dealer for violating the existing sanctions against Russia and selected entities. The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) made the announcement in a statement, confirming the blacklisting of BTC and Ethereum (ETH) addresses operated by Jonatan Zimenkov, son of Vladimirovich Zimenkov.