Crypto Fueling Weapons Programs for Sanctioned States: FATF
North Korea and Iran are among the states leveraging digital assets to bypass international sanctions, says the Financial Action Task Force.
Archive context
Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
Why this matters
This cryptocurrency story adds another data point to the current market tape and is useful when read alongside nearby source coverage.
Original source
Read on DecryptRelated market context
North Korea drives onchain malware surge, CoinEx shuts: Asia Express
North Korea and Iran account for the majority of onchain malware, while Malaysia has been named among the most crypto curious Isla...
US sanctions Iranian crypto exchange and its software developer over alleged IRGC Bitcoin transfers
The US sanctioned Iranian crypto exchange BitBank, widening its campaign against digital-asset infrastructure allegedly used to fi...
US Sanctions Iranian Exchange BitBank Over Bitcoin Transfers to the IRGC and Hormuz Passage Fees
The US Treasury sanctioned BitBank, a Tehran cryptocurrency exchange, on Thursday, saying the platform moved hundreds of millions...
Treasury Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank Over Bitcoin Transfers to IRGC
Bitcoin Magazine Treasury Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank Over Bitcoin Transfers to IRGC The U.S. is continuing to targe...
SBI Holdings and Kyobo Life pilot stablecoin transfers between Japan and South Korea
The pilot could revolutionize cross-border finance by reducing costs and time, paving the way for efficient digital-asset transact...
SBI, Kyobo Complete Japan-Korea Stablecoin Test With No Dollar Leg
SBI Digital Practice and Kyobo Life completed a cross-border pilot that directly converted yen-linked test tokens into won-linked...