Fintech Dose

Nobitex: Crypto Ties to Iran's Elite?

Hundreds of millions in transactions tied to sanctioned Iranian state entities have flowed through Nobitex. The exchange's founders are sons of an elite political family.

5 min read 4 weeks, 2 days ago

An abstract image representing frozen digital assets and government seals.

RegTech & Compliance

Iran's Central Bank Just Had $344 Million in Crypto Swiped by Uncle Sam

The US Treasury just did something big. They froze $344 million in crypto tied directly to Iran's Central Bank.

5 min read 1 month ago

Oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz with glowing Bitcoin symbol and sanction evasion chains breaking

Crypto & Blockchain

Iran's Bitcoin Tollbooth: Oil Tankers Pay Crypto for Hormuz Lifeline

An oil tanker captain stares at his inbox: Pay in Bitcoin, or risk the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's turning the world's oil choke point into a crypto toll road amid ceasefire tensions.

5 min read 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Nobitex: Crypto Ties to Iran's Elite?

Iran's Central Bank Just Had $344 Million in Crypto Swiped by Uncle Sam

Iran's Bitcoin Tollbooth: Oil Tankers Pay Crypto for Hormuz Lifeline