US Sanctions Entities Using Bitcoin to Bypass Iran Sanctions
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The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned two entities, PGMIC and Hormuz Safe, for allegedly using Bitcoin-based insurance schemes to bypass international sanctions in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Status
- Active
- Confirmation
- Confirmed
- Event type
- REGULATORY_ACTION
- Market scope
- MACRO
- Direction
- -1
- Impact / urgency
- 4 / 3
- Impact category
- HIGH
- Risk stance
- RISK OFF
- Promotion
- PROMOTED · 69/100
- Promotion reason
- Significant regulatory action involving sanctions and the use of decentralized digital assets for bypassing international restrictions.
- Duration class
- PERSISTENT
- Assets
- Bitcoin, USDT
- Sectors
- Cryptocurrency, Energy, Finance, Shipping
- First detected
- Impact started
- Scheduled for
- Not published
- Occurred at
Sources
US Closes in on Iran’s Strait of Hormuz Bitcoin Insurance Policy, Sanctions Companies
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