Sanctions: Iran, Russia, OFAC and cryptocurrencies

Recent weeks have seen significant changes in the global sanctions landscape, predominantly due to notable actions by the US government. The world has watched with a keen eye as the Trump administration introduced sanctions against a Venezuelan government-issued cryptocurrency, updated Russian sanctions and, perhaps most significantly, withdrew the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), reinstating nuclear sanctions against Iran.  There have been plenty of topics for our contributors to cover and our subscribers have shown a thirst for sanctions-related content, with OFAC trending highly in front of our audience of in-house counsel.

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