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Iran

Iran launches retail CBDC pilot on Kish Island ‘free zone’
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24 June, 2024

Iran launches retail CBDC pilot on Kish Island ‘free zone’

The CBDC trial will take place on the island of Kish, where the ‘digital rial’ will be available to banking...
Iran, Russia cooperating on CBDC and tokenized assets
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9 May, 2024

Iran, Russia cooperating on CBDC and tokenized assets

Iran’s trade attaché at the embassy in Moscow recently confirmed that Russia and Iran are working on a CBDC as...
Justin Sun’s Tron terror ties deepen as US puts USD stablecoins in its sights
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29 November, 2023

Justin Sun’s Tron terror ties deepen as US puts USD stablecoins in its sights

Reuters recently published an update on Tron's growing popularity with Islamic terror groups, to the point that it has eclipsed...
Justin Sun, Circle targeted in letter to US senators re ‘crypto’ terror funding
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14 November, 2023

Justin Sun, Circle targeted in letter to US senators re ‘crypto’ terror funding

Justin Sun's Tron blockchain is again being flagged as terror groups' go-to financing option, while Circle is catching some rare...
US Treasury cracks down on coin mixing
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24 October, 2023

US Treasury cracks down on coin mixing

The move was announced by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, identifying coin mixing operations as “a class of transactions of...
Binance’s history with Hamas, Iran looks even worse today
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10 October, 2023

Binance’s history with Hamas, Iran looks even worse today

Binance’s historical willingness to knowingly allow both Hamas and its sponsor Iran to utilize its platform because it boosted Binance’s...
Binance probed for helping Russia dodge economic sanctions
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9 May, 2023

Binance probed for helping Russia dodge economic sanctions

May is taking a bad turn on Binance as the exchange is under investigation for violating economic sanctions against Russia,...
Sanctions, Russia and ‘crypto crime’
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7 April, 2023

Sanctions, Russia and ‘crypto crime’

After Russia invades Ukraine, sanctions are back on the agenda, and when it comes to getting around them, misuse of...
Iran moves ahead with CBDC development after completing pre-pilot phase
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10 March, 2023

Iran moves ahead with CBDC development after completing pre-pilot phase

The Central Bank of Iran revealed that the pre-pilot phase skimmed through legal, regulatory, and technological implications for an Iranian...
Kraken’s $362,000 sanctions settlement spells trouble for Binance
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30 November, 2022

Kraken’s $362,000 sanctions settlement spells trouble for Binance

The settlement relates to 826 transactions worth $1,680,577.10 which were processed by Kraken on behalf of individuals located in Iran,...
Iran pushes to rein digital assets with the launch of ‘crypto rial’
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26 September, 2022

Iran pushes to rein digital assets with the launch of ‘crypto rial’

Iran is eager to make a name for itself in the global digital asset industry as it prepares for the...
US Treasury issues sanctions against 10 malware-linked Iranians, targets BTC addresses
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17 September, 2022

US Treasury issues sanctions against 10 malware-linked Iranians, targets BTC addresses

The Treasury claimed that the group has been targeting American institutions since 2020 with malware including APT 35, and linked...