{
  "id": 8203020,
  "title": "US blacklists BitBank over Iran-linked crypto transfers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/us-blacklists-bitbank-over-iran-linked-crypto-transfers",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T06:05:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Post",
    "slug": "arabian-post",
    "url": "https://thearabianpost.com/us-blacklists-bitbank-over-iran-linked-crypto-transfers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The United States has sanctioned Iranian cryptocurrency exchange BitBank, accusing it of helping move hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and processing payments linked to Tehran. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated BitBank on September 17 under Executive Order 13902, which targets sectors of Iran’s economy. The…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}