Chainalysis: $10.3M in crypto left Iranian exchanges after strikes
- —Chainalysis tracked about $10.3 million leaving Iranian exchanges from Feb. 28 to March 2
- —Origin of funds unclear: users, exchange wallets or state-linked entities
- —US Treasury sanctioned 36 targets tied to Iran's aviation sector on Sept. 8
- —IMF cut its 2026 global growth forecast to 3.0% from 3.1%
Why it matters: The episode shows geopolitical shocks driving crypto off local exchanges, but it does not prove a flight from the dollar.
Source: TokenPost