{"id":19576,"date":"2026-01-09T22:09:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T22:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/irans-revolutionary-guard-moved-1-billion-in-crypto-through-uk-exchanges-report\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T22:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T22:10:00","slug":"irans-revolutionary-guard-moved-1-billion-in-crypto-through-uk-exchanges-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/irans-revolutionary-guard-moved-1-billion-in-crypto-through-uk-exchanges-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard moved $1 billion in crypto through UK exchanges: report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reportedly moved about $1 billion in cryptocurrency through two UK-registered exchanges over the past two years, according to a report by blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_3601cf44704ed92f2ead34745f69b8a4\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Investigators at <strong>TRM Labs<\/strong>, a blockchain intelligence firm, found that the IRGC used <strong>Tether (USDT) on the TRON blockchain<\/strong> to route funds.<\/li>\n<li>Exchanges called <strong>Zedcex and Zedxion<\/strong> collectively processed a large majority of the transactions. <\/li>\n<li>The flow of funds helped the IRGC sidestep traditional banking restrictions, directing money to affiliated groups and other sanctioned entities.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2026\/01\/09\/iran-irgc-revolutionary-guard-cryptocurrency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Washington Post<\/a>, the heavily sanctioned military force moved roughly $1 billion in cryptocurrency through two United Kingdom\u2013registered exchanges over the past two years, highlighting crypto\u2019s growing role in circumventing financial controls.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say the case underscores how lightly regulated crypto platforms can be exploited by state actors seeking to evade sanctions. <\/p>\n<p>Despite operating under UK registration, the exchanges apparently failed to block transactions linked to a globally sanctioned military organization, raising questions about compliance and oversight in the crypto sector.<\/p>\n<p>The IRGC is already a focal point of international scrutiny for its regional military actions. <\/p>\n<p>Now, blockchain investigators and regulators alike are watching closely, as the case demonstrates that even $1\u202fbillion can move virtually unnoticed on digital rails \u2014 and that cryptocurrency\u2019s promise of financial freedom can easily become a tool for geopolitical maneuvering.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reportedly moved about $1 billion in cryptocurrency through two UK-registered exchanges over the past two years, according to a report by blockchain intelligence firm&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19576"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19577,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19576\/revisions\/19577"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}