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Illustrative: Logos of Bitcoin and different cryptocurrencies are displayed during the Token2049 conference at the Token2049 conference in Dubai on May 1, 2025. (Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
August 8, 2026, 3:33 am
US sanctions Dubai crypto exchange for aiding Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
Treasury Department also blacklists founder of Shelbit, which Reuters identified as the hub of a $4 billion Iranian sanctions evasion scheme
By Reuters
Illustrative: The symbols of bitcoin and the stablecoin Tether (USDT) are displayed at a cryptocurrency store in Hong Kong on July 29, 2025. (Peter PARKS / AFP)
June 3, 2026, 5:56 am
US blacklists Iran’s largest crypto exchange for helping Islamic Republic skirt sanctions
Three other exchanges sanctioned in addition to Nobitex, which a Reuters report found played a key role in facilitating financial transactions for the IRGC and Iranian central bank
By Agencies
A picture made available on March 6, 2016, shows Iran's billionaire tycoon Babak Zanjani (C) in a court, in Tehran. (Tasnim News/AFP)
May 23, 2026, 5:55 am
Sanctioned Iranian businessman helped regime skirt sanctions using crypto exchange — report
WSJ says Babak Zanjani has moved some $850M for Islamic Republic on Binance, which is being ‘used as a financial artery for the IRGC’ despite Trump’s pardon of the firm’s founder
By ToI Staff and Agencies
An advertisement for Bitcoin cryptocurrency is displayed on a street in Hong Kong, on Feb. 17, 2022. (AP/Kin Cheung)
March 27, 2026, 11:06 am
Iranian regime, civilians turn to cryptocurrency for financial security amid war
While some citizens are switching to digital currencies to protect their assets, experts say the sheer amount of money being transferred indicates regime actors are following suit
By Lucie Lequier
Illustrative: Prison guards operate in a special wing of the Damon Prison established for Israelis accused of spying for Iran, in the Druze town of Daliyat al-Karmel, northern Israel, July 1, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 25, 2026, 4:05 pm
14-year-old boy indicted for spying for Iran in exchange for money
Prosecutors say minor made contact with Iranian agent on Telegram, filmed footage of hospital, residential neighborhoods, and was asked to spy on FM Sa’ar, spray paint messages
By Charlie Summers
Illustrative: The symbols of bitcoin and the stablecoin Tether (USDT) are displayed at a cryptocurrency store in Hong Kong on July 29, 2025. (Peter PARKS / AFP)
February 3, 2026, 6:34 pm
US probing crypto firms suspected of helping Iranian officials evade sanctions
Cut off from dollar system, Iranians use blockchain to move money abroad; research firm says it found over 5,000 IRGC-linked addresses and that Guards moved $3 billion in crypto since 2023
By Elizabeth Howcroft and Tommy Reggiori Wilkes
New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks to the media in City Hall, New York City, December 15, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
January 16, 2026, 12:38 pm
Ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ new cryptocurrency loses 75% of value within a day
Insiders say Adams’s former adviser Frank Carone and real estate investor Yosef Sefi Zvieli involved in NYC Token; some experts say rollout looked like ‘rug pull’
By Jake Offenhartz
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao leaves the US District Court on November 21, 2023, in Seattle, Washington (David Ryder / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
November 25, 2025, 2:11 am
Hundreds of Oct. 7 victims sue world’s biggest crypto exchange for Hamas money-laundering
US suit alleges Binance and its founder knowingly enabled multiple terror groups to move over $1B through its platform, including after massacre, and after paying earlier $4B fine
By Jonathan Stempel
Illustrative: A man typing on a computer keyboard, January 24, 2017. (Flash90)
June 18, 2025, 11:45 pm
Iran imposes restrictions on internet, claims Israel using it for military purposes
UK watchdog says there is a ‘near-total national internet blackout;’ state television briefly hacked, as pro-Israel group claims to take down cryptocurrency exchange company
By Agencies and Emanuel Fabian
Israeli soldiers walking next to buildings destroyed by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, near the Israeli-Gaza border, in southern Israel, November 21, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 6, 2025, 8:20 pm
US judge rules crypto lawsuit seeking billions for Oct. 7 victims can move forward
Federal court rules in favor of American victims of Hamas attack, who allege Binance trading platform helped facilitate terror group’s atrocities
By Luke Tress
A woman plays Hamster Combat game on a cell phone in Tehran, Iran, June 23, 2024 (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
June 24, 2024, 10:24 am
Iran’s ‘Hamster’ crypto craze highlights economic malaise ahead of presidential vote
Analysts say app’s popularity a sign of desperation in face of rocketing cost of living; Ukrainian authorities also concerned about game, saying data is stored in Russia
By Jon Gambrell and Nasser Karimi
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao leaves the US District Court on November 21, 2023, in Seattle, Washington (David Ryder / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
April 30, 2024, 10:46 am
Binance founder faces sentencing for allowing money laundering, some for Hamas and Iran
Crypto giant’s Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to charges; US prosecutors ask for 3-year term, say no one has disregarded Bank Secrecy Act to violate sanctions at that scale before
By AP
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried leaves Federal court, in New York, on July 26, 2023. (Mary Altaffer/AP)
March 28, 2024, 2:16 pm
Dethroned crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried to be sentenced for defrauding FTX investors
Prosecutors have recommended digital currency mogul be jailed for at least 50 years; defense attorney says he is unlikely to re-offend, seeks around six years behind bars
By Larry Neumeister and Ken Sweet
A golden bitcoin coin in front of a stock exchange chart (Getty Images)
October 25, 2023, 5:34 pm
Terrorists raised $130m in crypto since 2021; sought more via social media after attack
In recent years, Hamas and Islamic Jihad managed to fund terror operations through large international donations via blockchain technology, bypassing banking restrictions
By Gianluca Pacchiani
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrives at Manhattan federal court, Friday, August 11, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
August 12, 2023, 3:02 am
Judge sends crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried to jail, says he tampered with witnesses
NY court revokes bail for FTX founder, accused of stealing billions in customer deposits to fund businesses and speculative investments
By Larry Neumeister
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