Direct answer
Blender.io appears in public Treasury sanctions context through the May 6, 2022 designation release, followed by a separate January 10, 2025 DOJ charge event involving alleged operators. In the OFAC SDN CSV publication dated July 29, 2026 and checked August 4, the exact name BLENDER.IO appeared once. That dated result is time-sensitive and does not by itself determine aliases, ownership, program scope, or a reader's legal exposure.
Public source basis
The Treasury release dated 2022-05-06 records the historical designation. The DOJ release dated 2025-01-10 records a separate alleged-operator charge event. In the official SDN CSV publication dated 2026-07-29 and checked 2026-08-04, the exact name BLENDER.IO appeared once. That dated exact-name result is time-sensitive and does not replace alias, ownership, program-scope, or legal review.
Case-reading grid
| Field | Boundary |
|---|---|
| Date | 2022-05-06 |
| Source | Treasury public release |
| Source class | Official sanctions context |
| Later case status | Alleged operators charged in a separate DOJ release dated 2025-01-10 |
| Dated list snapshot | BLENDER.IO exact-name count: 1 in the 2026-07-29 SDN CSV publication |
| Useful for | Explaining dated enforcement posture |
| Not useful for | Current SDN or personal sanctions conclusions |
What it does not prove
This case context does not prove facts about unrelated services, users, or activity. It should not be generalized beyond the source-supported public record.
Related reading
Source notes
These sources support public context and terminology. They do not turn this page into legal, financial, sanctions, or compliance advice.
- U.S. Treasury sanctions Blender.io - Historical May 6, 2022 designation context; current list status must be checked in current OFAC records.
- DOJ charges alleged operators of Blender.io and Sinbad.io - Later criminal-charge context involving alleged operators; allegations and historical sanctions actions remain separate statuses.
- OFAC SDN CSV publication dated July 29, 2026 - Exact-name matches in the dated publication: BLENDER.IO 1, TORNADO CASH 0, and SINBAD 1.
- OFAC sanctions compliance guidance for the virtual currency industry - Sanctions compliance context and conservative wording boundary.
- FATF Virtual Assets Red Flag Indicators - Baseline taxonomy for risk indicators and public red-flag framing.