How crypto compliance teams should respond to FinCEN's IRGC alert
On May 11, the US Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert describing how Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) uses digital assets, front companies and shadow banking networks t...
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On May 11, the US Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert describing how Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) uses digital assets, front companies and shadow banking networks to evade sanctions and launder the proceeds of illicit oil sales.
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FinCEN is showing up inside the Regulation theme, so this story is worth tracking for follow-through rather than treating it as a one-off headline.
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