{"id":747339,"date":"2026-09-18T05:12:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T02:12:47","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-09-18T05:12:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T02:12:47","slug":"us-sanctions-irans-bitbank-saying-it-processes-hormuz-safe-bitcoin-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-sanctions-irans-bitbank-saying-it-processes-hormuz-safe-bitcoin-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"US sanctions Iran\u2019s BitBank, saying it processes \u2018Hormuz Safe\u2019 Bitcoin payments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 15px;width:240px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-images.ctmedia.io\/media\/article-covers\/2026\/09\/01M2S256YQ45ANHSRCNHS5BZ56\/bitbank.jpg\" alt=\"US sanctions Iran\u2019s BitBank, saying it processes \u2018Hormuz Safe\u2019 Bitcoin payments\" class=\"type:primaryImage\"><\/p>\n<p>US Treasury says the Iranian exchange processed payments received through Iran\u2019s Strait of Hormuz maritime scheme and helped move hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the IRGC.<\/p>\n<p>US authorities on Thursday announced sanctions against Iranian crypto exchange BitBank, accusing it of processing Bitcoin paid by ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>The US Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sb0632\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> that as of June, the Hormuz Safe Marine Services Authority used BitBank to transfer payments it received to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The Treasury alleged it is part of the architecture used by Iranian financier Babak Zanjani to move hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the IRGC.<\/p>\n<p>Treasury has previously <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sb0581\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">alleged<\/span><\/a> Hormuz Safe is part of an IRGC-backed scheme forcing vessels to buy maritime insurance for passage, including coverage against seizures by Iran itself.<\/p>\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" target=\"_blank\" >General category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/us-sanctions-irans-bitbank-saying-it-processes-hormuz-safe-bitcoin-payments?utm_source=rss_feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US Treasury says the Iranian exchange processed payments received through Iran\u2019s Strait of Hormuz maritime scheme and helped move hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the IRGC. US authorities on Thursday announced sanctions against Iranian crypto exchange BitBank, accusing it of processing Bitcoin paid by ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz. 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