{
  "id": 313324,
  "title": "Treasury Sanctions Crypto Exchanges It Says Laundered Millions for Iran",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/treasury-sanctions-crypto-exchanges-it-says-laundered-millions-for",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-07T20:28:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Decrypt",
    "slug": "decrypt",
    "url": "https://decrypt.co/375163/treasury-sanctions-crypto-exchanges-laundered-millions-iran"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The U.S. Treasury sanctioned two crypto exchanges it says laundered millions of dollars for Iran's Revolutionary Guard, naming a Georgia- and UAE-based operator and an Iran-based platform.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CoinDesk",
        "title": "U.S. widens Iran crypto crackdown with sanctions on two exchanges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/u-s-widens-iran-crypto-crackdown-with-sanctions-on-two-exchanges",
        "published": "2026-08-07T18:42:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "The US Treasury sanctions Dubai-based unlicensed crypto exchange Shelbit, alleging it processed millions in crypto for IRGC and other Iran-linked groups (Reuters)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/the-us-treasury-sanctions-dubai-based-unlicensed-crypto-exchange",
        "published": "2026-08-07T18:45:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "US Treasury targets crypto exchanges in new Iran sanctions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/us-treasury-targets-crypto-exchanges-in-new-iran-sanctions",
        "published": "2026-08-07T18:58:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}