Wire by Fusion42
Fusion42 Scout Raise
The Debrief & Outliers
Regulatory RadarWorkday Debrief · Mon 09:00 UTCSector Deep DiveWorkday Debrief · Tue 09:00 UTCGeo PulseWorkday Debrief · Wed 09:00 UTCOperating ConditionsWorkday Debrief · Thu 09:00 UTCWeekly BriefingWorkday Debrief · Fri 09:00 UTCWTF Happened This WeekSat 09:00 UTC · 3σ outliers
Benchmarks
Benchmarks HomeBy News TypeBy RegionBy Sector
AI WeeklyAbout

Switch product

Fusion42RaiseScoutWire

The Debrief & Outliers

All editionsRegulatory RadarWorkday Debrief · Mon 09:00 UTCSector Deep DiveWorkday Debrief · Tue 09:00 UTCGeo PulseWorkday Debrief · Wed 09:00 UTCOperating ConditionsWorkday Debrief · Thu 09:00 UTCWeekly BriefingWorkday Debrief · Fri 09:00 UTCWTF Happened This WeekSat 09:00 UTC · 3σ outliers

Database & benchmarks

Benchmarks HomeBy News TypeBy RegionBy SectorStories

Account

Sign in
← Back

Wire · regulatory

US sanctions Tehran's BitBank over bitcoin transfers to IRGC

18 September 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

18 September 2026

Topic

regulatory

◆ Sectors

Fintech

◆ Geography

United States

◆ Source

Read at altcoinbuzz.io →

◆ Verified

Fusion42 · 19 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

The US Treasury sanctioned Tehran-based BitBank for transferring hundreds of millions in bitcoin to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, targeting Iran's digital asset sector under Executive Order 13902.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 2 sources have reported it between 18 Sep 2026 and 19 Sep 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You face tighter US scrutiny if your crypto exchange could link to sanctioned regimes. Cut dependencies on risky counterparties in sanctioned regions immediately to avoid regulatory blocks.

◆ Coverage

2 sources · first reported 18 Sep 2026 · latest 19 Sep 2026

◆ Related on Wire

◆ Topics

Fintechus-treasurysanctionsbitcoinirandigital-assets