The U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued sweeping sanctions against an Iranian cryptocurrency exchange identified as the financial backbone of a digital toll scheme imposed on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. According to Treasury officials, the exchange, known as BitBank, processed substantial volumes of Bitcoin tied directly to payments demanded from shipping […]

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