Binance to stop HTX transactions from Aug. 23 over sanctions
Binance has said it will stop processing transactions involving HTX and 10 other listed crypto platforms from Aug. 23 as new sanctions and regulatory restrictions...
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US sanctions 2 crypto exchanges over Iran-linked funds
U.S. authorities sanctioned crypto exchanges Shelbit and Aban Tether after alleging that the platforms helped Iran evade restrictions and move funds connected to the Islamic...
Treasury Sanctions Crypto Exchanges It Says Laundered Millions for Iran
In brief OFAC designated Shelbit Exchange and Aban Tether, accusing both of moving funds for the Iranian armed forces and previously sanctioned Iranian exchanges. Treasury...
The $4 billion Iran sanctions evasion network through crypto
The United States has sanctioned Iranian exchanges, frozen nearly $1 billion in cryptocurrency, and traced $3.84 billion in Iran-linked flows through a single offshore exchange,...
US Treasury Sanctions Iranian Firms Taking Bitcoin for Hormuz Passage
In brief OFAC sanctioned two Iranian firms behind a scheme requiring vessels to buy IRGC-approved “insurance” to transit the Strait of Hormuz. One of them,...
U.S. sanctions Iranian maritime firm over Bitcoin payments
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned two Iranian maritime insurance companies on July 29, alleging that they supported an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-linked system for collecting revenue...
US sanctions Iranian maritime firm, says it accepted Bitcoin to evade restrictions
The US Treasury said HormuzSafe accepted Bitcoin and other digital assets to evade sanctions and generate revenue for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The US...
Justin Sun’s HTX lands on EU sanctions list over alleged Russia ties
The European Union has placed Justin Sun-linked HTX among 18 crypto companies accused of helping Russian users evade financial sanctions. Summary EU lists Justin Sun-linked...
EU authorities include HTX exchange in Russian sanctions
The exchange, already sanctioned by the UK, is now on a list of 18 entities “providing crypto-assets services or payment services“ in defiance of the...
EU Names Justin Sun's HTX in Russia Sanctions, Two Months After UK
In brief The European Union included HTX, the crypto exchange owned and advised by billionaire Justin Sun, in the 21st package of Russia sanctions it...