Binance Under Pressure: US Treasury Issues Ultimatum Over $1B Iran-Linked Flows
Binance has been under heightened scrutiny in recent months over allegations that it helped facilitate illicit crypto activity tied to Iran. The latest development is that the US Treasury Department has delivered a private ultimatum to the exchange. Binance Under The Spotlight Again According to The Information, the US Treasury sent a letter to Binance […]
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The Wall Street Journal published a report on May 22 alleging that a covert payments network linked to Iran moved approximately $850 million through Binance — the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange — with activity continuing as recently as December 2025, as a military confrontation between the US and Iran escalated. Binance CEO Richard Teng rejected […]
The US Treasury has announced a new round of Iran-related sanctions targeting crypto channels used to move value across borders, with Treasury officials arguing that Iran has turned to digital asset tools to bypass restrictions and maintain access to international funds. New Iran Sanctions On Crypto Exchanges The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) […]
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Senator Richard Blumenthal has escalated his scrutiny of Binance, sending a follow‑up letter on April 1 to co‑CEO Richard Teng that presses the crypto exchange to explain apparent discrepancies between its testimony to the Senate and subsequent media reporting about transactions tied to Iran. The New Haven Democrat said he is concerned that Binance may have provided “misrepresentations or misleading information to the Subcommittee and to the public,” and he demanded documents and records the company relied on in preparing its earlier responses. Senate Probe Seeks Wallets, Transactions,....
A report says that despite a company ban and economic penalties on Iran, the largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance continued to serve Iranian customers. Binance Under Fire In spite of Iran being added to Binance’s blacklist of countries it would not do business with, local traders reportedly continued to do so, according to a Reuters report. […]