{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It does not currently publish a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true."},"sourceFactuality":{"note":"Factuality values describe published ratings of the outlets that covered the story. They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/politics/us-sanctions-iranian-crypto-exchange-bitbank-for-bitcoin-transfers-to-irgc","slug":"us-sanctions-iranian-crypto-exchange-bitbank-for-bitcoin-transfers-to-irgc","url":"https://mediabias.news/politics/us-sanctions-iranian-crypto-exchange-bitbank-for-bitcoin-transfers-to-irgc","title":"US Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank for Bitcoin Transfers to IRGC","subtitle":"The Treasury Department accuses the exchange of facilitating hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin transfers to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.","excerpt":"The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned the Iranian cryptocurrency exchange BitBank, alleging it facilitated the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The transfers were reportedly linked to payments for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.","category":"Politics","area":"Middle East","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T16:05:43.608Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-18T15:08:28.489Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T16:05:43.608Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":57,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"The central claim is attributed to the U.S. Treasury Department, and multiple independent outlets corroborated the reporting.","critic":"The reporting is clear and holds together, but lacks direct quotes and details on who was affected or what happens next.","hype":"The language is somewhat sensationalized, with headlines promising more than the digests deliver."}},"tags":["#USSanctions","#Iran","#Cryptocurrency","#IRGC","#StraitOfHormuz","#BitBank","#BabakZanjani"],"entities":["U.S. Treasury Department","BitBank","Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)","Strait of Hormuz","Babak Zanjani","Scott Bessent"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned the Iranian cryptocurrency exchange BitBank.","BitBank is accused of moving hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).","The transfers were allegedly linked to payments for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.","BitBank is reportedly controlled by financier Babak Zanjani, who is also under U.S. sanctions."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned the Iranian cryptocurrency exchange BitBank. The department accuses the exchange of facilitating the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). These transfers were reportedly linked to payments made by shipping companies for passage through the Strait of Hormuz."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"BitBank is reportedly controlled by financier Babak Zanjani, who is himself already under U.S. sanctions. The Treasury Department's action is part of what it calls Operation Economic Outcast, aimed at disrupting Iran's use of digital assets to evade sanctions."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on specific details"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While multiple reports state that hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin were transferred, the timeframe for these transfers is not consistently reported. Some reports state that hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin moved through BitBank to the Revolutionary Guards in two months, while others mention that as of June, the Hormuz Safe Marine Service processed these payments."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre or right-rated reports printed below mention the specific amount of Bitcoin transferred in U.S. dollars, only that it was hundreds of millions of dollars. No left-rated outlet ran this story at all."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Jewish News Syndicate","url":"https://jns.org/news/u-s-news/us-sanctions-iranian-crypto-exchange-for-bitcoin-transfers-to-revolutionary-guards","headline":"US sanctions Iranian crypto exchange for bitcoin transfers to Revolutionary Guards","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T15:08:28.489Z"},{"sourceName":"Livecoins","url":"https://livecoins.com.br/eua-sancionam-corretora-de-criptomoedas-iraniana-acusada-de-transferir-centenas-de-milhoes-de-dolares-em-bitcoin-ao-irgc","headline":"US Sanctions Iranian Cryptocurrency Broker Accused of Transferring Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin to the IRGC","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T14:59:41.000Z"},{"sourceName":"bitcoinsistemi.com","url":"https://bitcoinsistemi.com/abd-iranla-ilgili-yeni-yaptirim-karari-aldi-hedefte-hurmuz-bogazi-ve-bitcoin-btc-var","headline":"The US Has Imposed New Sanctions on Iran! \"The Strait of Hormuz and Bitcoin (BTC) Are Among the 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