“Extremely bad luck”: Trump lawsuit lands before judge who sanctioned his lawyers for frivolous suit

Donald Trump drew a bad hand in his countersuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James. The former president had sued James for “intimidation and harassment” after her office filed a $250 million lawsuit against the Trump Organization, which the 41-page complaint alleged was an attempt to “steal, destroy or control all things Trump,” and … Read more

Tether says it would not freeze sanctioned Tornado Cash addresses unless instructed by law enforcement

On Wednesday, U.S. dollar stablecoin issuer Tether (USDT) said that it would not freeze smart contract addresses sanctioned by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets (OFAC) Control’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list for cryptocurrency trail-mixer Tornado Cash. In explaining the decision, Tether said:  “So far, OFAC has not indicated that a stablecoin … Read more

Ronin hackers transferred stolen funds from ETH to BTC and used sanctioned mixers

The hackers behind the $625 million Ronin bridge attack in March have since transferred most of their funds from ETH into BTC using renBTC and Bitcoin privacy tools Blender and ChipMixer.  The hacker’s activity has been tracked by on-chain investigator ‘₿liteZero’, who works for SlowMist and contributed to the company’s 2022 Mid-Year Blockchain Security report. … Read more

Zelensky wants Russia sanctioned for ‘nuclear terror’ — RT World News

The shelling of a nuclear power plant was actually carried out by Ukrainian forces, Russia claims Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has called on Western governments to sanction Russia’s nuclear industry over Moscow’s supposed “nuclear terrorism.” Meanwhile, Ukraine is accused of shelling a nuclear power plant controlled by Russia. In a Twitter post on Sunday, Zelensky … Read more

Austrian politician wants Ukrainian oligarchs sanctioned — RT World News

Wealthy tycoons are funding nationalist militants, lawmaker Martin Graf has claimed An Austrian MP has called for the EU to impose sanctions on Ukrainian oligarchs, who he claims are the real culprits behind the military conflict between Kiev and Moscow. Martin Graf described the bloc’s current policy on Ukraine deeply flawed. “I demand that the … Read more