Chainalysis Warns: Paying Iran in Crypto won't Bypass Sanctions


➡️ $BTC/Stablecoin payments to Iran or IRGC = "material support" under US law
➡️ Blockchain is easier to trace than banks
➡️ IRGC already controls ~50% of Iran's crypto ecosystem
Iran is demanding ~$1/barrel crypto tolls from oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz (20% of global oil flow).
Crypto ≠ invisibility cloak. Every TX lives on-chain forever.
Expect more OFAC wallet designations and stablecoin compliance pressure ahead.
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