Given the recent U.S. court actions against Binance and the Tornado Cash case, it's time that the crypto industry and developers understood how the U.S. OFAC sanctions work nationally and internationally. We'll go over how compliance with various sanctions lists works, as well as some of the latest research on how to comply while maintaining privacy. The effects of sanctions on governments and the everyday life of countries like Iran, and how sanctions work as part of a larger U.S.-dominated geopolitical strategy will also be discussed. We'll end by going over the larger ramifications of sanctions on crypto mass adoption throughout the world.