US IMPOSES SANCTIONS TARGETING DIGITAL CURRENCIES ISSUED BY THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT AND DESIGNATES MORE VENEZUELAN OFFICIALS
Posted on March 22, 2018
Archive : March 2018
Category : Herbert Smith Freehills
US IMPOSES SANCTIONS TARGETING DIGITAL CURRENCIES
ISSUED BY THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT AND DESIGNATES MORE
VENEZUELAN OFFICIALS
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On March 19, 2018, President Trump issued an executive order that aims to curb
sanctions circumvention by the Maduro regime in Venezuela through the use of
digital currencies. This unprecedented executive order prohibits US persons
from participating or being involved in transactions related to, provision of
financing for, and any other dealings in, any digital currency, digital coin,
or digital token, that was issued by, for, or on behalf of the Government of
Venezuela on or after January 9, 2018. Non-US persons are also subject to the
same prohibitions for actions that are taken, in whole or in part, within the
United States. Read more of this post
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