US Blacklists Bitbank Over Hundreds of Millions in Bitcoin Transfers
The United States blacklisted Iranian crypto exchange Bitbank and its software developer over alleged sanctions-evasion activity. Treasury says financier Babak Zanjani used the platform to move hundreds of millions of do...
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