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Crypto news on wallets, sanctions and risks: events, regulation, incident breakdowns.
Whitebird sanctioned: what holders should do
EU Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/1847 of July 24, 2026 prohibits transactions with Belarusian crypto providers starting August 25, 2026. Whitebird is at the center. What it means for holders and how to check addresses.
User clusters guide: P2P-trader / OTC / DeFi / mining pool
Different crypto users face different AML risks. A breakdown of 4 main clusters: P2P traders, OTC desks, DeFi users, mining pools — what risks and how to check.
What is risk score 0–100% and how to read an AML report
A detailed breakdown: what risk score 0-100 means, the types of findings (sanctioned, mixer, scam, exchange), and how to interpret a VerifAML report for transaction decisions.
Risk categories: Mixer/Darknet/Sanctioned/Scam — what each means
A complete taxonomy of crypto address risk categories: Exchange, Mixer, Darknet, Sanctioned, Scam, Gambling, Mining pool, DeFi. What each label means and how to respond.
115-FZ and P2P USDT: why banks block cards after crypto trades
A plain-language explanation of why banks block cards after P2P USDT exchange, how 115-FZ and 161-FZ work, and what to do before and after a block.
What is OFAC SDN and what it means if an address is on the list
A plain-language explanation of OFAC SDN — the US Treasury sanctions list. What it means for a crypto address, who gets listed, how often it's updated, and what to do on a match.
Garantex: what it is and why it's been sanctioned since 2022
The history of Garantex — a crypto exchange sanctioned by OFAC since April 2022. What it means for holders, why addresses are flagged, and how to avoid blocks from Garantex-linked addresses.
EU 20th and 21st sanctions packages: what changed for crypto
The EU 20th package (May 24, 2026) and 21st package (July 24, 2026) — what they mean for crypto, which addresses and platforms are sanctioned, and the impact on P2P and holders.
How to check USDT on Tron before a P2P trade
A step-by-step guide: how to screen a counterparty's wallet on Tron (USDT TRC-20) in 30 seconds before a P2P exchange, to avoid frozen funds or 115-FZ-style account blocks.
CEX freezing: Coinbase / Changelly / Binance — what to do
An exchange froze your deposit or account after 'dirty' USDT. What to do, how to recover funds, how to prevent it. A guide to working with CEX support.
How to choose a crypto AML checker: 2026 criteria
Guide to choosing an AML checker in 2026: which chains and data sources matter, what to look at in pricing, Russia/Belarus access, UX, and L3 tracing. Criteria, not names.
Why AML checkers disagree (60% gap) and how much to trust them
The skeptical narrative: AML checkers are unreliable, 60% disagreement between Chainalysis and Ciphertrace, only 4-5 hops deep, retrospective re-scoring. What's true and how to interpret risk scores.