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ECB Chief Christine Lagarde Steps In to Halt Binance’s EU MiCA Licensing Process, WSJ Reports

In a surprising turn of events that underscores the growing tension between traditional financial institutions and the fast‑moving crypto sector, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has reportedly intervened to block Binance’s bid for a European Union Markets in Crypto‑Assets (MiCA) licence. The intervention, which was detailed in a recent Wall Street Journal article, has sparked in…

Sept. 18, 2026, 12:57 p.m.

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U.S. Claims Iran’s Hormuz Toll Booth Utilized a Bitcoin Exchange

In a recent statement, U.S. authorities have accused a Tehran‑based digital‑currency exchange, known as BitBank, of acting as a financial conduit for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). According to the Treasury Department, the platform facilitated the movement of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of bitcoin, channeling the proceeds from a variety of sources directly into accounts contro…

Sept. 18, 2026, 6:52 a.m.

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U.S. alleges Iran’s Hormuz toll collection was routed through a bitcoin exchange

In a recent announcement that has drawn significant attention from both financial regulators and geopolitical analysts, the United States Treasury Department disclosed that it has imposed sanctions on a Tehran‑based cryptocurrency exchange known as BitBank. According to the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the exchange was allegedly used as a conduit for moving vast sums of dig…

Sept. 18, 2026, 6:52 a.m.

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U.S. Claims Iran's Hormuz Toll Booth Operated via a Bitcoin Platform

In a recent statement, U.S. officials asserted that Iran’s notorious toll collection point at the Strait of Hormuz – the narrow waterway through which a substantial share of the world’s oil supply flows – was not merely a traditional customs checkpoint. According to the Treasury Department, the facility was linked to a digital‑currency operation run by a Tehran‑based exchange called BitBank. The …

Sept. 18, 2026, 6:52 a.m.

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U.S. Claims Iran’s Hormuz Toll Booth Operated Via a Bitcoin Platform

In a recent announcement that underscores the growing intersection between digital currencies and geopolitical conflict, the United States Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a Tehran‑based cryptocurrency exchange known as BitBank. According to the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), BitBank was used as a conduit for moving vast sums of Bitcoin—valued at several hundred m…

Sept. 18, 2026, 6:52 a.m.

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U.S. Claims Iran’s Hormuz Toll Booth Utilized a Bitcoin Exchange

According to a recent statement from the United States Department of the Treasury, a cryptocurrency platform based in Tehran, known as BitBank, was used as a financial conduit for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The agency alleges that the exchange facilitated the movement of several hundred million dollars worth of bitcoin, channeling the digital assets to entities linked to the IR…

Sept. 18, 2026, 6:52 a.m.

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U.S. Claims Iran’s Hormuz Toll Collection Operated Via a Bitcoin Platform

According to statements from the United States Department of the Treasury, a digital‑currency exchange known as BitBank, which is based in Tehran, was used as a conduit for moving vast sums of money in the form of bitcoin to Iran’s elite military force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The Treasury’s Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes (TFF) said that the exchange faci…

Sept. 18, 2026, 6:52 a.m.

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U.S. Claims Iran’s Hormuz Toll Collection Operated via a Bitcoin Platform

In a recent announcement, the United States Treasury Department identified a Tehran‑based digital‑currency exchange, known as BitBank, as a key conduit for moving vast sums of money in the form of Bitcoin to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). According to the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the exchange facilitated the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of…

Sept. 18, 2026, 6:52 a.m.

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U.S. Claims Iran’s Hormuz Toll Booth Operated via Bitcoin Exchange

According to a recent statement from the United States Department of the Treasury, a digital‑currency exchange based in Tehran, known as BitBank, was used as a financial conduit for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The Treasury alleges that the exchange facilitated the movement of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin, effectively turning the cryptocurrency platform into a…

Sept. 18, 2026, 6:52 a.m.

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U.S. Claims Iran’s Hormuz Toll Collection Operated via a Bitcoin Platform

In a recent announcement that underscores the growing intersection between digital finance and geopolitical strategy, the United States Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a Tehran‑based cryptocurrency exchange known as BitBank. According to U.S. officials, BitBank was not merely a passive platform for ordinary traders; it functioned as a crucial conduit for the Iranian government, movin…

Sept. 18, 2026, 6:52 a.m.