Iran
Tether says it helped freeze $550M in Iran-linked USDT
Tether has said it helped freeze nearly $550 million in Iran-linked USDT this year as U.S. authorities targeted wallets tied to the Central Bank of Iran…
sanctions
Binance
Binance faces U.S. probe over Iran sanctions
Binance faces a U.S. federal probe over possible Iran sanctions violations as prosecutors review compliance controls and trading activity.
Bitcoin
BitBank faces U.S. sanctions over alleged IRGC Bitcoin transfers
U.S. Treasury sanctioned Iranian exchange BitBank, alleging it moved hundreds of millions in Bitcoin to the IRGC through a Zanjani-linked network.
cross-border payments
Iran turns to crypto for export payments amid sanctions: FT
Iran reportedly eased foreign-exchange controls and tolerated cryptocurrency export payments as U.S. sanctions restrict conventional banking channels.
Feature
Russia just blacklisted 2,600 crypto wallets while using crypto to dodge its own sanctions
The Bank of Russia is building a surveillance apparatus for digital assets at the same time the Russian state relies on those assets to circumvent Western…
Cryptocurrency
U.S. expands Iran crypto sanctions over $100M oil payments
OFAC expanded sanctions to Iran’s crypto sector after alleging over $100 million supported IRGC-linked oil sales since 2023.
Iran
US Treasury targets Iran’s crypto sector in sanctions push
The U.S. Treasury Department has launched Operation Economic Outcast to target Iran’s international financial links, including cryptocurrency activity that American officials say supports sanctions evasion and…