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OFAC releases updated Venezuela-related FAQs

January 23, 2018
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On January 19, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the release of updated FAQs to address the prohibition of United States persons from purchasing or dealing in the Venezuelan government’s proposed digital currency under Executive Order 13808.

See here for previous InfoBytes coverage of Venezuelan sanctions.

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