Triggers
55 triggers — the legal or regulatory causes linked to blacklist / unblacklist actions.
| ID | Date | Type | Authority | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CU-TRG-0001 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Potekhin |
CU-TRG-0002 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Secondeye Solution |
CU-TRG-0003 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of KARASAVIDI |
CU-TRG-0004 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of SOUTHFRONT |
CU-TRG-0005 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of SUEX OTC, S.R.O. |
CU-TRG-0006 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of CHATEX |
CU-TRG-0007 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Lifshits |
CU-TRG-0008 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Polyanin |
CU-TRG-0009 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Andreyev |
CU-TRG-0010 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of GARANTEX EUROPE OU |
CU-TRG-0011 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Lazarus Group |
CU-TRG-0012 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Task Force Rusich |
CU-TRG-0013 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Peijnenburg |
CU-TRG-0014 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Grimm |
CU-TRG-0015 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Zimenkov |
CU-TRG-0016 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Sim |
CU-TRG-0017 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Hanafin |
CU-TRG-0018 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Kim |
CU-TRG-0019 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Semenov |
CU-TRG-0020 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Jimenez Castro |
CU-TRG-0021 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Shen |
CU-TRG-0022 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Wang |
CU-TRG-0023 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Zhang |
CU-TRG-0024 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Valerian Labs, Inc. |
CU-TRG-0025 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Kondratiev |
CU-TRG-0026 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Gaza Now |
CU-TRG-0027 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of OKO DESIGN BUREAU |
CU-TRG-0028 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Wang |
CU-TRG-0029 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Cryptex |
CU-TRG-0030 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Magomedov |
CU-TRG-0031 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Funnull Technology Inc |
CU-TRG-0032 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Old Vector LLC |
CU-TRG-0033 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of ALIVAND |
CU-TRG-0034 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of DERAKHSHAN |
CU-TRG-0035 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Sokolovski |
CU-TRG-0036 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Yun |
CU-TRG-0037 |
— | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of AMNOKGANG TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY |
CU-TRG-0038 |
2020-06-16 | COURT_ORDER | Unknown US law enforcement (not disclosed) | First USDC blacklist request: law-enforcement request to freeze 100,000 USDC at 0xaa05...1ee0, Jun 2020 |
CU-TRG-0039 |
2022-08-08 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation of Tornado Cash and associated Ethereum addresses, 2022-08-08. Triggers Circle's follow-on blacklist action same day and next day. |
CU-TRG-0040 |
2026-03-23 | COURT_ORDER | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York | Sealed SDNY civil-case order (26-cv-2327) directing Circle to blacklist USDC balances across 16 business hot wallets identified in plaintiffs pleadings. Executed by Circle on 2026-03-23; partial reversals (at least 5 addresses including ckETH Minter and Goated.com wallet) by 2026-04-07 after public backlash. |
CU-TRG-0041 |
2026-03-12 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SDN designation (2026-03-12) of DPRK IT Worker Fraud Network: Yun Song-guk, York Louis Celestino Herrera, Nguyen Quang Viet, Do Phi Khanh, Hoang Van Nguyen, Hoang Minh Quang, Amnokgang Technology Development Company, Quangvietdnbg International Services Company. 21 cryptocurrency addresses designated across Ethereum, Tron, Bitcoin networks. Triggers Circle blacklist sweep of 21 EVM addresses across 6 chains on 2026-03-12. |
CU-TRG-0042 |
2025-11-04 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC designation (2025-11-04) of DPRK bankers and institutions laundering cybercrime and IT worker proceeds — 8 individuals + 2 entities, plus a 53-address crypto update to the SDN entry for Cheil Credit Bank (First Credit Bank). Circle executed a coordinated blacklist of 53 EVM addresses across 6 chains within minutes of the announcement. |
CU-TRG-0043 |
2022-11-09 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC 2022-11-08 Tornado Cash redesignation + 2022-11-09 darknet fentanyl supplier designation (Peijnenburg, De Koning, Grimm + 9 entities). Circle executed consolidated blacklist sweep on 2022-11-10 (ethereum, 53 addrs) and 2022-11-11 (avalanche, same 53 addrs). |
CU-TRG-0044 |
2025-08-14 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SB0225: Garantex redesignation + Grinex designation + 3 executives + 6 companies + A7A5 Russian ruble token network. Circle same-day blacklist of 12 new addresses on 6 chains. |
CU-TRG-0045 |
2025-04-02 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SB0068: Houthi arms procurement network — 8 crypto wallets, ~$1B illicit flow, Houthi-Russia-IRGC-QF axis. |
CU-TRG-0046 |
2026-01-30 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC 2026-01-30: First-ever IRGC-linked digital asset exchange designation — Zedcex, Zedxion, Babak Zanjani; 6 operational infrastructure addresses. |
CU-TRG-0047 |
2025-11-19 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC 2025-11-19: Coordinated Five Eyes action — Media Land / Aeza Group (Hypercore) / Volosovik bulletproof hosting + Ryan James Wedding trafficking network. Federal Register 2025-20573. |
CU-TRG-0048 |
2024-12-19 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC 2024-12-19 expansion of Sa'id al-Jamal (IRGC-QF-aligned Houthi financier) to add 5 crypto addresses, plus 12 individuals/entities. |
CU-TRG-0049 |
2025-10-14 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC (co-action with DOJ, FinCEN Section 311, UK FCDO) | OFAC SB0278: US-UK coordinated action against Prince Group TCO (Cambodia pig-butchering scam compounds). 146 SDN additions. DOJ civil forfeiture of 127,271 BTC (~$14.4B). FinCEN severed Huione Group from US financial system. Circle same-day blacklist of 4 EVM addresses × 6 chains + extras = 31 actions. |
CU-TRG-0050 |
2025-09-16 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC | OFAC SB0248 (2025-09-16): Iranian shadow banking crypto network — Derakhshan, Alivand + 2 others; $600M+ flow to IRGC-QF / MODAFL via Iranian oil sales. |
CU-TRG-0051 |
2024-03-27 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC (joint with UK OFSI) | OFAC JY2213 (2024-03-27): First joint OFAC-OFSI crypto designation. Gaza Now Telegram media outlet + Al-Qureshi + Aakhirah Ltd + 2 individuals raising $4.5M crypto for Hamas post Oct 7 attacks. |
CU-TRG-0052 |
2025-02-11 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC (coord with UK FCDO, Australia DFAT) | OFAC 2025-02-11: Zservers Russia-based bulletproof hosting + 2 admins (Bolshakov, Mishin) supporting LockBit ransomware. Circle executed multi-chain blacklist 13 days later on 2025-02-24. |
CU-TRG-0053 |
2025-03-21 | OFAC_DESIGNATION | OFAC (acting in response to Fifth Circuit Van Loon v. Treasury ruling Nov 2024) | OFAC Tornado Cash DELISTING (2025-03-21, SB0057): Reversal of the Aug 8, 2022 Tornado Cash designation. 100+ ETH addresses removed from SDN. Triggered Circle UNBLACKLIST cascade on 2025-03-21 (47 actions, ethereum) and 2025-03-22 (493 actions, cross-chain). Represents first major OFAC delisting of a crypto designation following federal appellate rebuke. |
CU-TRG-0054 |
2025-02-28 | EXCHANGE_HACK_RESPONSE | Bybit + multi-jurisdictional LE | Bybit Lazarus $1.5B hack consolidation address freeze request (Circle acted 2025-03-01, ~24hr after Tether) |
CU-TRG-0055 |
2025-05-22 | EXCHANGE_HACK_RESPONSE | Cetus team + private sector freeze request | Cetus Protocol $223M exploit response (Circle acted 2025-06-20, +29 days after incident) |
Type distribution
- OFAC_DESIGNATION: 51
- COURT_ORDER: 2
- Other types: 2