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.