US Seeks $61M in Crypto Linked to Iranian Oil Sales via Binance
The US Justice Department files a civil forfeiture complaint to seize funds allegedly laundered through Binance and Tether for Iran's military.
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First reported by Bloomberg Technology, 5h 04m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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The story so far
9 publishers have covered this in 9 articles since 14 Sept 2026. Bloomberg Technology published first, on 14 September at 22:57 UTC; The Block followed 5h 05m later. The most recent article, from RSS 2.0, appeared on 15 September at 17:51 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg Technology (major outlet), CoinDesk (major outlet), News Feed (major outlet), The Block, Cointelegraph.com News, Quartz, Protos, decrypt.co, RSS 2.0.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Bloomberg TechnologyDOJ Says Millions in Iranian Oil Proceeds Laundered on Binance
- The BlockUS DOJ seeks $61 million in crypto proceeds from illicit Iranian oil sales laundered on Binance
- CoinDeskU.S. DOJ seeks $61 million in what it calls Iran's crypto-laundered black market oil sales
- Cointelegraph.com NewsUS seeks $61M in USDT allegedly tied to sanctioned Iranian oil sales
- QuartzU.S. is seizing $61 million in crypto it says came from illegal Iranian oil sales
- ProtosUS seizes $61M of Iranian crypto profits allegedly laundered through Binance
- News FeedUS prosecutors say Chinese groups used Binance to launder $61mn from Iranian oil deals
- decrypt.coUS Seeks Forfeiture of $61 Million in Crypto Linked to Alleged Iranian Oil Scheme
- RSS 2.0DOJ says companies used Binance to funnel $1.5 billion in crypto to Iran
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- US prosecutors say Chinese groups used Binance to launder $61mn from Iranian oil deals News Feed ·
- U.S. DOJ seeks $61 million in what it calls Iran's crypto-laundered black market oil sales CoinDesk ·
- DOJ Says Millions in Iranian Oil Proceeds Laundered on Binance Bloomberg Technology ·
- DOJ says companies used Binance to funnel $1.5 billion in crypto to Iran RSS 2.0
- US Seeks Forfeiture of $61 Million in Crypto Linked to Alleged Iranian Oil Scheme decrypt.co
- US seizes $61M of Iranian crypto profits allegedly laundered through Binance Protos
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In this story
- US Justice Department
- Binance
- Iran
- Tether