The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Dubai-based cryptocurrency exchange Shelbit, its founder Siavash Kayvanpour and a network of associated companies. It alleged that the company processed millions of dollars in digital assets for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iran's central bank and other entities linked to the Iranian state.

Reuters investigation reveals Iran's IRGC-linked crypto network moved $4 billion through Dubai's unlicensed Shelbit exchange, with $676M flowing

SAD JE UVEO sankcije kriptomjenjačnici Shelbit i njenom osnivaču zbog obrade sredstava za iransku Revolucionarnu gardu. Odluka je uslijedila nakon istrage koju je objavio Reuters.