💣 Sanctions vs. Blockchain: The Showdown Once upon a time, sanctions were the ultimate flex—just a few signatures could freeze a whole country out of the global economy! 🥶 Banks and SWIFT were the gatekeepers, easy targets for governments. But then, DeFi strutted in to flip that script. 🚀 ➡️ Sanctions usually need middlemen—banks, payment rails, and clearing systems. But in DeFi? No bank to call! Code ain’t a legal entity! 🤖 ➡️ Block a wallet? No biggie! Users will just pop up with a new one. The pressure just makes them stronger. Talk about antifragile! 💪 ➡️ North Korea is living proof. With tough sanctions on them, Lazarus hackers spun a web of heists and cash-outs to keep the funds flowing for their regime. 💸 ➡️ Remember Tornado Cash? OFAC tried to blacklist it in 2022, but by 2025 they had to backtrack—didn’t wanna set the precedent that code could be sanctioned! 🙈 Sanctions aren’t dead; they’re just getting a makeover. Next up? RegTech: AI systems tracking crypto flow