CryptoCoinDeskabout 2 hours ago
US sanctions Iran bitcoin insurance firms
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The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Persian Gulf Marine Insurance Company and HormuzSafe Marine Services Authority for running an IRGC-backed extortion scheme requiring ships to buy bitcoin-payable coverage to transit the Strait of Hormuz. The designations bar U.S. persons and expose foreign firms to secondary sanctions.
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