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Effective sanctions enforcement helps maintain pressure on state sponsors of proxy conflicts that can draw in U.S. forces or affect energy prices. Greater blockchain transparency raises the cost of evading restrictions for designated groups.
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Iran's Revolutionary Guards turned to cryptocurrency to move funds past sanctions. Public ledger analysis is now revealing transaction patterns that link wallets to proxy financing. The same transpar…
The United States sanctioned Iran's largest cryptocurrency platform. Experts say the move risks harming ordinary Iranians and local businesses.
The United States sanctioned four Iranian cryptocurrency exchanges, including Nobitex, the country's largest, for ties to the IRGC.
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Nobitex, Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, for facilitating sanctions evasion by the government and IRGC.
The US Treasury sanctioned Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange along with its executives for connections to the IRGC.
The Treasury Department added Nobitex and three other Iranian crypto platforms to its sanctions list along with several executives. The action cites connections to terrorist financing.
The Treasury Department sanctioned Nobitex and three additional Iranian crypto exchanges. The action targets platforms used to evade existing restrictions.
The United States imposed sanctions on Nobitex, Iran’s largest crypto exchange. Officials cited its role in supporting Iranian government and IRGC activities.
U.S. authorities have now seized more than one billion dollars in cryptocurrency traced to Iranian state entities. Officials described the action as part of ongoing financial pressure.
