U.S. Seizes $61 Million in Crypto Linked to Iranian Oil Sales
Published on · Source: cnbc.com
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Summarized by AI from the source belowThe U.S. has initiated a civil forfeiture to seize $61 million in cryptocurrency allegedly tied to black-market sales of Iranian crude oil. The complaint, filed by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, claims these funds were part of a larger scheme involving over $1.5 billion in illicit oil revenues intended to support the Iranian government. Two Chinese firms, Blessed Trust and Hexa Whale, are implicated in laundering these proceeds using the Binance crypto exchange. This development highlights ongoing U.S. efforts to combat funding for hostile actions against its interests, which could have implications for the crypto market as a whole.
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