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US Senate Report Links USDT to Iran's Shadow Banking, Raising Sanctions Risk for Gulf VASPs

  • —Senate PSI flagged USDT as a key liquidity engine for Iran's shadow banking apparatus
  • —Lawyer: receiving fiat in a domestic bank account does not remove sanctions obligations
  • —GCC VASPs may need to reassess counterparties and strengthen KYC and wallet screening
  • —U.S. secondary sanctions can hit non-U.S. entities without a direct territorial nexus
Why it matters: Tighter sanctions scrutiny of USDT could affect liquidity and compliance for exchanges in the Gulf region and raise risks for stablecoin holders.
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Source: Bitcoin.com
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