Elliptic Says Iran’s Central Bank Quietly Built a $500M Stablecoin War Chest
Elliptic says Iran’s central bank quietly accumulated more than $500 million in dollar-backed stablecoins, using blockchain infrastructure to bypass sanctions and stabilize its collapsing currency. Blockchain Analysis Fi...
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
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Elliptic is showing up inside the Stablecoins theme, so this story is worth tracking for follow-through rather than treating it as a one-off headline.
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