SECURITYJul 30 · 05:23 UTCCOINTELEGRAPHCointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra

US sanctions Iranian maritime firm, says it accepted Bitcoin to evade restrictions

The US Treasury sanctioned HormuzSafe, an Iranian maritime firm, for accepting Bitcoin and other digital assets to evade sanctions and generate revenue for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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