US prepares restrictions on tech investments tied to Cuba, including biotechnology
The US Treasury Department presented on October 22, 2026, a draft of restrictions on certain US investments in sensitive technologies linked to countries of concern, including Cuba, China, Russia, Iran and North Korea. The proposal, published in the Federal Register on Monday, October 26, implements the COINS Act approved in December 2025 and adds biotechnology alongside semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, supercomputing and hypersonic technologies. It is not yet in force: Treasury will receive public comments until December 7.
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- The Treasury draft implements the COINS Act, approved in December 2025, and seeks to curb investments that could benefit military, surveillance or intelligence capabilities.
- Covered sectors include semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, supercomputing, hypersonic technologies and, as a novelty, biotechnology.
- The proposal distinguishes prohibited investments from others that only must be notified to Treasury; not all tech transactions would be automatically prohibited.
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