US prosecutors charged DeepDotWeb’s alleged operators over cryptocurrency referral payments in 2019. A later guilty plea and sentence changed the legal record for one defendant.
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FinCEN’s 2018 Iran advisory warned about possible sanctions evasion through virtual currency. Its claims were narrower than the old headline—and the guidance was rescinded in 2025.
China’s 2017 notice declared ICO financing illegal and ordered related activity to stop. It did not announce the e-CNY or turn every blockchain use into the same legal question.
