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US Restrains $52m Tied to Xinbi Guarantee as Rival Laundering Markets Pull Back
Treasury designated the marketplace a transnational criminal organisation, and on-chain data showed USDT withdrawals jumping in the days that followed.
Burnham Expected to Ban Goods From Israeli Settlements
The move follows tenders for more than 1,200 units at E1, a project that would sever the West Bank in two.
US Turns Its Full Sanctions Arsenal on Iran's Crypto Economy
Treasury placed Iran's digital-asset sector under the same authority long used against its oil and banking industries — and put foreign exchanges everywhere on notice.
China Needs Dollars, and Is Building a Hedge Against Losing Them
Washington threatens to cut off anyone helping Iran evade sanctions. Beijing's largest banks have strong reasons not to test it.
Who Actually Trades With Iran, and Whether Sanctions Can Stop Them
China takes 26.9% of Iranian exports. Turkey and Pakistan share a border with it. The pressure only works if those three comply.
US Opens Iran's Crypto Sector to Broader Sanctions as Bitcoin Tops $80,000
Treasury's Operation Economic Outcast targets nearly 60 people, entities and vessels and threatens Iran's trading partners with the loss of dollar access.
Iran Says It Is 'Fully Prepared' for Washington's 'Economic D-Day'
Bessent promises to tighten the noose around every source of revenue. Tehran says it has had a two-year plan ready and is waiting.
US Reimposes Iranian Port Blockade; Oil Posts Its Biggest Day in Six Years
Brent surged 9.6% to $83.30 after Washington's blockade announcement and Iranian strikes on two tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.