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What it can do: designate the address, making it illegal for US persons to transact with it, and pressure exchanges, stablecoin issuers, and service providers to block interactions with the address.</p><div class="cta"><a href="https://sanctionsai.dev/">Try SanctionsAI &rarr;</a></div></article><section class="mesh-links" style="background:#f9fafb;padding:1.25rem;border-radius:.5rem;margin-top:2rem"><h3 style="margin-top:0">Related resources</h3><ul style="list-style:none;padding:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:.4rem 1rem;font-size:.95rem"><li><a href="/tools/wallet-checker">Free OFAC wallet checker</a></li><li><a href="/pricing">Pricing</a></li><li><a href="/docs">API docs</a></li><li><a href="/faq">All FAQs</a></li></ul></section><footer><p>&copy; SanctionsAI &mdash; OFAC sanctions screening for AI agents. <a href="/">Home</a> &middot; <a href="/pricing">Pricing</a> &middot; <a href="/docs">Docs</a></p></footer></body></html>
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OFAC designated the protocol's smart contract addresses, and US persons are prohibited from interacting with them. This precedent applies to any protocol, decentralized or not.</p><div class="cta"><a href="https://sanctionsai.dev/">Try SanctionsAI &rarr;</a></div></article><section class="mesh-links" style="background:#f9fafb;padding:1.25rem;border-radius:.5rem;margin-top:2rem"><h3 style="margin-top:0">Related resources</h3><ul style="list-style:none;padding:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:.4rem 1rem;font-size:.95rem"><li><a href="/tools/wallet-checker">Free OFAC wallet checker</a></li><li><a href="/pricing">Pricing</a></li><li><a href="/docs">API docs</a></li><li><a href="/faq">All FAQs</a></li></ul></section><footer><p>&copy; SanctionsAI &mdash; OFAC sanctions screening for AI agents. <a href="/">Home</a> &middot; <a href="/pricing">Pricing</a> &middot; <a href="/docs">Docs</a></p></footer></body></html>
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<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"><head><meta charset="UTF-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"><title>Does OFAC apply to gaming and crypto? | FAQ</title><meta name="description" content="Yes. Play-to-earn games, gaming NFTs, and in-game crypto economies are within OFAC's scope."><link rel="canonical" href="https://sanctionsai.dev/faq/does-ofac-apply-to-gaming-crypto"><meta property="og:title" content="Does OFAC apply to gaming and crypto? | FAQ"><meta property="og:description" content="Yes. Play-to-earn games, gaming NFTs, and in-game crypto economies are within OFAC's scope."><meta property="og:type" content="article"><meta property="og:url" content="https://sanctionsai.dev/faq/does-ofac-apply-to-gaming-crypto"><meta property="og:image" content="https://sanctionsai.dev/og.png"><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image"><meta name="robots" content="index, follow, max-image-preview:large"><script type="application/ld+json">{"@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "headline": "Does OFAC apply to gaming and crypto? | FAQ", "description": "Yes. 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Paying rewards to a sanctioned wallet or trading a gaming NFT with a sanctioned player are potential violations.</p><div class="cta"><a href="https://sanctionsai.dev/">Try SanctionsAI &rarr;</a></div></article><section class="mesh-links" style="background:#f9fafb;padding:1.25rem;border-radius:.5rem;margin-top:2rem"><h3 style="margin-top:0">Related resources</h3><ul style="list-style:none;padding:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:.4rem 1rem;font-size:.95rem"><li><a href="/tools/wallet-checker">Free OFAC wallet checker</a></li><li><a href="/pricing">Pricing</a></li><li><a href="/docs">API docs</a></li><li><a href="/faq">All FAQs</a></li></ul></section><footer><p>&copy; SanctionsAI &mdash; OFAC sanctions screening for AI agents. <a href="/">Home</a> &middot; <a href="/pricing">Pricing</a> &middot; <a href="/docs">Docs</a></p></footer></body></html>
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