Regulation· ★★★· bearish·

New York prosecutors target $61M in crypto from Iranian oil revenue

  • New York prosecutors seek forfeiture of $61 million in crypto
  • The funds are tied to Iran's oil revenue from sanctions-evading sales
  • The case relies on tracking on-chain transactions
Why it matters: Increased sanctions pressure on Iran's crypto channels could affect exchanges and services handling such flows.
Source: Google News (crypto query)