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US sanctions Iranian crypto exchange BitBank over alleged IRGC transfers

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The US Treasury sanctioned Iranian crypto exchange BitBank and its software developer over alleged sanctions-evasion activity. Treasury alleged that BitBank processed Bitcoin payments linked to the Hormuz Safe platform and moved hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The sanctions also targeted three associates of Iranian financier Babak Zanjani.

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  1. 17 Sept, 20:05US sanctions Iranian crypto exchange BitBank over alleged bitcoin transfers to IRGC · The Block
  2. 17 Sept, 21:48Treasury Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank Over Bitcoin Transfers to IRGC · Bitcoin Magazine
  3. 18 Sept, 03:36BitBank faces U.S. sanctions over alleged IRGC Bitcoin transfers · Crypto.news
  4. 18 Sept, 07:41Can Iran Still Fund the IRGC With Crypto? Treasury Just Sanctioned Another Exchange · BeInCrypto
  5. 18 Sept, 09:01Treasury Sanctions Crypto Exchange Behind Iran's Bitcoin Tolls on Hormuz Ships · Decrypt
  6. 18 Sept, 16:40US sanctions Iranian crypto exchange and its software developer over alleged IRGC Bitcoin transfers · CryptoSlate
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Chronological coverage

  1. 21 September
  2. Latest21 Sept, 05:30

    US Blacklists Bitbank Over Hundreds of Millions in Bitcoin Transfers

    The United States blacklisted Iranian crypto exchange Bitbank and its software developer over alleged sanctions-evasion activity. Treasury says financier Babak Zanjani used the platform to move hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoin to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an elite branch of Iran’s armed forces. Treasury Blocks Bitbank and Its Developer Companies handling […]

    Bitcoin.com NewsBitcoin.com News•Kevin Helms
  3. 20 September
  4. Follow-up20 Sept, 20:20

    Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank Lands on US Treasury’s Sanctions List

    US Treasury has expanded its Iran crackdown by targeting BitBank, its developer, and executives linked to financier Babak Zanjani.

    CryptoPotatoCryptoPotato•Chayanika Deka
  5. 18 September
  6. Follow-up18 Sept, 16:40

    US sanctions Iranian crypto exchange and its software developer over alleged IRGC Bitcoin transfers

    Treasury also says the Iranian exchange moved Hormuz Safe payments to the regime, without equating that stream with the IRGC total.

    CryptoSlateCryptoSlate•Oluwapelumi Adejumo
  7. Follow-up18 Sept, 09:01

    Treasury Sanctions Crypto Exchange Behind Iran's Bitcoin Tolls on Hormuz Ships

    OFAC says hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin moved through BitBank to the Revolutionary Guards in two months.

    DecryptDecrypt•Decrypt Agent
  8. Follow-up18 Sept, 07:41

    Can Iran Still Fund the IRGC With Crypto? Treasury Just Sanctioned Another Exchange

    The US Treasury sanctioned crypto exchange BitBank on Thursday. The platform was used to move hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin (BTC) to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the department alleges. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) also designated BitBank’s software developer and three associates of Babak Zanjani. The Iranian financier already

    BeInCryptoBeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir
  9. Follow-up18 Sept, 03:36

    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.

    Crypto.newsCrypto.news•Olivia Stephanie
  10. Follow-up18 Sept, 01:33

    US sanctions Iran’s BitBank, saying it processes ‘Hormuz Safe’ Bitcoin payments

    US Treasury says the Iranian exchange processed payments received through Iran’s Strait of Hormuz maritime scheme and helped move hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the IRGC.

    CointelegraphCointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
  11. 17 September
  12. Follow-up17 Sept, 21:48

    Treasury Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank Over Bitcoin Transfers to IRGC

    Bitcoin Magazine Treasury Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank Over Bitcoin Transfers to IRGC The U.S. is targeting Iran's use of crypto — specifically bitcoin. This post Treasury Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank Over Bitcoin Transfers to IRGC first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo .

    Bitcoin MagazineBitcoin Magazine•Mathew Di Salvo
  13. First seen17 Sept, 20:05

    US sanctions Iranian crypto exchange BitBank over alleged bitcoin transfers to IRGC

    Treasury said the previously sanctioned Hormuz Safe platform used BitBank to transfer payments collected since June.

    The BlockThe Block•Kyle Baird