The Invisible Weapon: Sanctions, Overcompliance, and the Human Cost

The fear of Unilateral Coercive Measures (UCMs), or sanctions, is not unfounded. For example: since 2018, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions against Iran’s use of cryptocurrencies; the decentralized nature of the blockchain no longer offers any immunity. Any exchange…

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