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US Treasury sanctions Iranian crypto exchange BitBank and linked entities

Status: published

The U.S. Treasury has issued sanctions against the Iranian digital asset venture BitBank, its developer Pishtaz Simorgh Electronic Trade Company, and three associates of financier Babak Zanjani. Authorities state the targets engaged in illicit financial activity and sanctions evasion, including processing payments related to Hormuz. The targeted entities and individuals have not publicly responded to the designations.

Category: sanctions-action · Location: Unresolved

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Global Events Monitor. US Treasury sanctions Iranian crypto exchange BitBank and linked entities. 2026-09-17T19:34:47.484Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2662. https://global.eventmonitor.net/record/2662/revision/63c640ef5dce8d72dc8c77619d23626d21534cf3e8da102ae4649cb4df7879f0

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