Nobitex

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned Nobitex, Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, for facilitating payments related to terrorist activities.

Iran launched missile and drone strikes on Kuwait, Bahrain, and civilian mariners near the Strait of Hormuz, targeting U.S. military assets. The U.S. retaliated with strikes on an Iranian military control station, while Kuwait reported casualties and damage from the attacks. The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex, for aiding sanctions evasion.

The US has blacklisted Iran's largest crypto exchange, Nobitex, along with three other exchanges for facilitating financial transactions that help Iran skirt sanctions. A Reuters report found Nobitex played a key role in supporting the IRGC and Iranian central bank.

The US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Iranian crypto exchanges, including Nobitex, for enabling illicit finance activities linked to terrorist financing. The action targets Iran's crypto ecosystem to disrupt illegal financial flows.

US sanctions Nobitex and other Iranian crypto exchanges under the 'Economic Fury' campaign. The U.S. Treasury reported that Nobitex handled over half of Iran's crypto inflows last year.

The Trump administration has sanctioned Iran’s largest digital asset exchange, Nobitex, along with three other exchanges. The sanctions target entities facilitating digital asset transactions in Iran.

The U.S. sanctioned Iran's largest digital asset exchange, Nobitex, and three others as part of efforts to pressure Iran over a war with the U.S. and Israel. The Treasury accused Nobitex of processing over 50% of Iranian digital asset income and aiding sanctions evasion, while also targeting Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority.

The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Nobitex, Iran’s largest crypto exchange, and three others for facilitating transactions linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, ransomware operations, and sanctions evasion. The action targets Nobitex’s leadership and highlights concerns over Iran’s crypto infrastructure being used to shield regime wealth and evade economic pressure.

Iran experienced a near-total internet shutdown in February 2026 due to a joint strike by the United States and Israel, severing the country's connection to the global internet. Only users on a government whitelist had access to the outside world. This event is related to the Nobitex crypto exchange.

Nobitex, Iran’s largest crypto exchange, was founded by brothers linked to the Kharrazi family, which has ties to the country’s supreme leaders. The exchange is a major player in Iran’s cryptocurrency market.

Reuters reported that Nobitex, a leading Iranian crypto exchange, has processed hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions linked to sanctioned Iranian state entities since 2018. The exchange was founded by sons of an elite political family connected to Iran's supreme leaders.