Server-rendered tracker page for aml regulation in IR. This page is built for Google and LLM crawlers: every event below links to a permanent policy-event URL with source data and APAC FINSTAB analysis.
Jurisdiction: IR. Regulator: Financial regulator. Topic: AML. Latest event: July 5, 2026 — WSJ Reports Sanctioned Actors Handled About USD100 Billion In Crypto.
Use this page to compare rule changes, licensing signals, enforcement posture, and market-access implications for exchanges, stablecoin issuers, protocols, custodians and institutional teams operating across APAC.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran, Russia, North Korea and other sanctioned actors handled about USD100 billion in crypto last year, citing blockchain analytics firms and Western authorities. The scale reinforces pressure on exchanges, stablecoin issuers and bridges to strengthen sanctions screening and illicit-flow monitoring.
TRM Labs traced more than $3.84 billion in blockchain-verified flows between CoinEx and sanctioned Iranian entities across more than seven years. The finding raises AML and sanctions-screening pressure on exchanges and counterparties exposed to Iran-linked transaction paths.
OFAC designated Iran-based Nobitex, Wallex, Bitpin, and Ramzinex under Iran sanctions, warning foreign financial institutions and non-U.S. persons of secondary sanctions exposure. The action raises AML and sanctions-screening pressure on crypto exchanges, OTC brokers, and USDT-linked Iran corridors.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States has seized roughly $1 billion in Iranian cryptocurrency assets, nearly doubling the prior disclosed figure. The statement reinforces sanctions-screening pressure on stablecoin, exchange and chain-analytics workflows tied to Iran exposure.
Iran reportedly launched Hormuz Safe, a state-backed maritime insurance platform that can settle policies in bitcoin for Persian Gulf cargo operators. The model links BTC payments to sanctioned maritime activity and may force exchanges and brokers to screen Hormuz-related flows under OFAC secondary-sanctions risk.