Binance demands the Wall Street Journal remove ‘damaging’ article
The Wall Street Journal reported that Binance fired staff who had uncovered Binance accounts sending $1B worth of crypto to Iran.
Results for Crypto, Iran
29 stories, newest first
Crypto sleuth links $500M in Iranian USDT to stolen Bybit funds
Crypto sleuth Tanuki42 claims the middle man selling USDT to Iran is also receiving USDT from DPRK wallets laundering Bybit funds.
Iran’s central bank stacked $507M USDT last year, report
Iran gathered at least half a billion dollars worth of USDT last year to help bypass sanctions and boost its own currency.
US hits Iran’s ‘shadow banking’ network in Hong Kong, UAE
Two Iranian financiers were sanctioned for using crypto and a "shadow banking" network to evade sanctions and facilitate Iran's oil sales.
Nobitex hackers threaten to ‘destroy’ pro-Iran institutions
Pro-Israel hackers behind the theft of $90M from Iranian crypto exchange, Nobitex, have threatened to target more Iranian institutions.
Iran is offering $20 bounty to snitch on illegal crypto miners
Officials from Iran's state-backed electricity firm say illegal crypto miners and a 49.7C heatwave are damaging the country's power network.
Iranian crypto exchange Bit24 reportedly leaks 230,000 users’ KYC data
Bit24, Iran's fifth-largest crypto exchange, reportedly leaked 230,000 users' KYC data, including ID photos and credit card information.
Iran-backed hacker demanded 80 bitcoin in anti-Israeli ransom note
MuddyWater said it had stolen ‘all’ data belonging to an Israeli university and would sell it unless it received $1.7M in BTC.
Binance deliberately skirted US sanctions to serve Iran users, says Reuters
Reuters revealed Binance knew it was serving Iran-based users despite US sanctions prohibiting them from doing so.