The U.S. Treasury sanctioned the Vladivostok-based First Financial and Technical Development Center, where six North Korean IT workers generated over $750,000 since 2025

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The UK government sanctioned Huobi Global S.A.

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The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned 10 individuals and one entity tied to North Korean undercover IT worker schemes

The U.S. Treasury published several specific Ethereum and Tron wallet addresses associated with Ilya Boykov, Vitold Obertas, and Kim Ki Hyok to assist exchanges in detecting exposure

The U.S. Treasury's October 28, 2026 sanctions targeted designated entities and individuals by blocking their property under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting U.S. persons from dealing with them

The European Union added Huobi Global S.A. and HTX to its Russia sanctions package on July 23, 2026, with an EU transaction ban effective August 23, 2026

UK users face obstacles withdrawing funds from HTX because the UK government treats Huobi Global S.A. as a sanctioned entity

United States federal prosecutors served a Patriot Act subpoena on a Chinese bank laundering funds for North Korea, using the threat of terminating the bank's correspondent banking access to enforce compliance

The United States government seized over 10 billion dollars in proceeds from the Cambodian-linked transnational criminal organization Prince Group through sanctions, prosecution, and forfeiture

In early September 2026, the U.K. banned imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank and announced sanctions on individuals and companies involved in constructing them

Avigdor Liberman, leader of Israel Beytenu, accused Benjamin Netanyahu of preparing a sanctions-bypassing economy instead of preventing diplomatic isolation and promised to eliminate sanction threats if elected

Tether froze $131 million in crypto wallets tied to Iran's central bank and armed forces following United States sanctions in July 2026

Venezuela used Bitcoin, Tether, and the Petro token to maintain its oil industry and bypass the SWIFT global banking network

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in a Channel 10 interview broadcast Friday, October 23, 2026, that he requested a plan using blockchain technology and alternative currencies to counter potential international banking sanctions

Russia's ruble-pegged A7A5 token moved approximately $102 billion in its first year before international sanctions and exchange disruptions reduced its daily transaction volume by 96 percent

Benjamin Netanyahu provided no specific details regarding who is drafting the blockchain plan he had requested, which specific networks or currencies it would use, or its implementation timeline

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid criticized Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal to use blockchain to evade potential banking sanctions, stating that evading sanctions belongs to nations like Iran, Russia, and Venezuela whose banks are isolated globally

Over 60 Israeli economists and former officials warned that measures by 12 countries led by the UK targeting West Bank settlements could spread to the broader Israeli economy and raise the cost of living

On July 1, 2026, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz issued sanctions orders on 37 crypto wallets holding over 24 million shekels linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah

Nir Hirschman, CEO of Israel's Crypto Companies Forum, stated that while crypto can connect Israel to global markets, it is not a haven or shelter for money transfers

Former Bank of Israel banking supervisor Yair Avidan warned that foreign banks might cease providing correspondent services to Israeli counterparts, severing Israel's international economic activity