US Treasury Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchanges Including Nobitex for Terrorist Financing
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The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control is sanctioning Iranian crypto exchanges, including Nobitex, for allegedly enabling illicit finance activities across Iran's crypto ecosystem, citing their role in terrorist financing and money laundering. The sanctions target several platforms, affecting Iran's crypto market and potentially disrupting its economy, causing uncertainty in global cryptocurrency markets.
The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control accused the platforms of enabling illicit finance activities across Iran's crypto ecosystem.