US DOJ launches its first criminal prosecution against an American citizen involving the alleged use of $10M in bitcoin to evade US economic sanctions (Spencer S. Hsu/Washington Post)

US DOJ launches its first criminal prosecution against an American citizen involving the alleged use of $10M in bitcoin to evade US economic sanctions (Spencer S. Hsu/Washington Post)

Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
US DOJ launches its first criminal prosecution against an American citizen involving the alleged use of $10M in bitcoin to evade US economic sanctions  —  Federal judge finds U.S. sanctions laws apply to $10 million in Bitcoin sent by American citizen to a country blacklisted by Washington