MilestoneBitcoin/crypto rails2022
OFAC Sanctions Blender.io
Treasury designated Blender.io, the first virtual currency mixer sanctioned by OFAC.
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Key Facts
Peak metricFirst mixer designation
OutcomeBlender.io added to SDN list
ChainBitcoin/crypto rails
Year2022
Typemilestone
Tags
sanctionsmixerprivacy
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