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title: "US Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank for Bitcoin Transfers to IRGC"
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# US Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank for Bitcoin Transfers to IRGC

*The Treasury Department accuses the exchange of facilitating hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin transfers to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.*

**Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): 

- Trust 42 of 100, higher is better. The central claim is attributed to the U.S. Treasury Department, and multiple independent outlets corroborated the reporting.
- Craft 57 of 100, higher is better. The reporting is clear and holds together, but lacks direct quotes and details on who was affected or what happens next.
- Hype 41 of 100, lower is better. The language is somewhat sensationalized, with headlines promising more than the digests deliver.

Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology.

**The short version**

- 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.

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.

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.

## Disagreement on specific details

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.

## What the coverage left out

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.

## Who covered it

Shares of the 23 covering outlets with a published leaning rating:

- Left: 4% (1)
- Centre: 44% (10)
- Right: 52% (12)

53 of 76 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-09-18T16:00:08.153365+00:00.

**Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 2 times; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-09-18T16:30:06.646Z.

## How the sides framed it

### Left

No separate framing summary.

### Centre

- Centre-rated reports led on the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioning the Iranian exchange BitBank. These reports highlighted the exchange's alleged role in moving hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The connection to payments for passage through the Strait of Hormuz was also a prominent theme. Several centre-rated reports mentioned that the exchange is controlled by financier Babak Zanjani, who is also under U.S. sanctions. The Treasury Department's statement that crypto is not beyond OFAC's reach was also noted.

### Right

- Right-rated reports focused on the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioning the Iranian crypto exchange BitBank for sanctions evasion. These reports also noted the alleged Bitcoin transfers to the IRGC and the link to payments for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's statement that efforts to finance the Iranian regime using cryptocurrencies are not beyond American sanctions was highlighted.

**Provisional coverage gap:** left. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding.

## Factuality profile of the covering outlets

These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true.

- veryLow: 1
- low: 3
- mixed: 6
- high: 10
- unknown: 53
- veryHigh: 3

## Verification scope

This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true.

## Original reporting this was written from

- [Jewish News Syndicate](https://jns.org/news/u-s-news/us-sanctions-iranian-crypto-exchange-for-bitcoin-transfers-to-revolutionary-guards) — US sanctions Iranian crypto exchange for bitcoin transfers to Revolutionary Guards
- [Livecoins](https://livecoins.com.br/eua-sancionam-corretora-de-criptomoedas-iraniana-acusada-de-transferir-centenas-de-milhoes-de-dolares-em-bitcoin-ao-irgc) — US Sanctions Iranian Cryptocurrency Broker Accused of Transferring Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Bitcoin to the IRGC
- [bitcoinsistemi.com](https://bitcoinsistemi.com/abd-iranla-ilgili-yeni-yaptirim-karari-aldi-hedefte-hurmuz-bogazi-ve-bitcoin-btc-var) — The US Has Imposed New Sanctions on Iran! "The Strait of Hormuz and Bitcoin (BTC) Are Among the Targets!"
- [Marine Insight](https://marineinsight.com/u-s-sanctions-irans-bitbank-over-bitcoin-payments-linked-to-strait-of-hormuz-shipping-tolls) — U.S Sanctions Iran’s BitBank Over Bitcoin Payments Linked To Strait Of Hormuz Shipping Tolls
- [The Dallas Express News](https://dallasexpress.com/national/u-s-sanctions-iranian-crypto-exchange-bitbank-over-sanctions-evasion) — U.S. Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank Over Sanctions Evasion
- [wbap.com](https://wbap.com/2026/09/18/u-s-sanctions-iranian-crypto-exchange-bitbank-over-sanctions-evasion) — U.S. Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank Over Sanctions Evasion
- [Crypto News Land](https://cryptonewsland.com/bessent-says-crypto-is-not-beyond-ofacs-reach-5-cryptos-worth-risking-as-traders-brace-for-the-fallout) — Bessent Says Crypto Is Not Beyond OFAC’s Reach: 5 Cryptos Worth Risking as Traders Brace for the Fallout
- [Unknown](https://aboluowang.com/2026/0918/2435093.html) — US Sanctions Against Iranian Cryptocurrency Exchanges Could Disrupt Tehran's Money Laundering Operations.
- [Northeast Times](https://northeasttimes.com/2026/09/18/treasury-sanctions-iranian-crypto-exchange-linked-to-hormuz-ship-tolls) — Treasury Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange Linked To Hormuz Ship Tolls
- [Crypto News Flash](https://crypto-news-flash.com/us-blacklists-iranian-bitbank-exchange-key-compliance-takeaways) — US Blacklists Iranian BitBank Exchange: Key Compliance Takeaways
- [unchainedcrypto.com](https://unchainedcrypto.com/us-sanctions-iranian-exchange-bitbank-over-bitcoin-transfers-to-the-irgc-and-hormuz-passage-fees) — US Sanctions Iranian Exchange BitBank Over Bitcoin Transfers to the IRGC and Hormuz Passage Fees
- [BTC-ECHO](https://btc-echo.de/news/usa-verschaerfen-kurs-gegen-iran-krypto-boerse-geraet-unter-neue-sanktionen-237886) — Penalties for Bitcoin: US Targeting Iranian Crypto Exchanges
- [Zero Hedge](https://zerohedge.com/crypto/treasury-sanctions-crypto-exchange-behind-irans-bitcoin-tolls-hormuz-ships) — Treasury Sanctions Crypto Exchange Behind Iran's Bitcoin Tolls On Hormuz Ships
- [bne IntelliNews](https://intellinews.com/us-sanctions-iranian-crypto-exchange-bitbank-over-zanjani-links-to-irgc-468670) — US sanctions Iranian crypto exchange Bitbank over Zanjani links to IRGC
- [Decrypt](https://decrypt.co/378604/treasury-sanctions-crypto-exchange-behind-irans-bitcoin-tolls-on-hormuz-ships) — Treasury Sanctions Crypto Exchange Behind Iran's Bitcoin Tolls on Hormuz Ships
- [Tron Weekly Journal](https://tronweekly.com/us-sanctions-iranian-bitbank-over-alleged) — US Sanctions Iranian BitBank Over Alleged Bitcoin Transfers To IRGC
- [UseTheBitcoin](https://usethebitcoin.com/news/treasury-sanctions-bitbank-iran-irgc-bitcoin) — US Treasury Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank Over Alleged Bitcoin Transfers to the IRGC
- [coinstats.app](https://coinstats.app/news/4417f8856c3fe43210368a01dfae91c4e50d1892164b9b5bb4209c3696914ead_US-Treasury-Sanctions-Iranian-Crypto-Exchange-BitBank-Over-Bitcoin-Transfers-to-IRGC) — CoinStats - US Treasury Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange...
- [blockchainreporter](https://blockchainreporter.net/us-treasury-sanctions-iranian-crypto-exchange-bitbank) — Treasury Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank
- [Cryptoast](https://cryptoast.fr/etats-unis-sanctions-bitbank-crypto-iran-ofac) — Millions in Bitcoin to Iran: Washington Hardens Its Sanctions
- [TheCoinGraph](https://thecoingraph.com/news/us-sanctions-irans-bitbank-over-hormuz-safe-bitcoin-payments) — US Sanctions Iran’s BitBank Over ‘Hormuz Safe’ Bitcoin Payments
- [Yes Punjab](https://yespunjab.com/us-sanctions-iranian-crypto-exchange-over-alleged-irgc-funding-network) — US sanctions Iranian crypto exchange over alleged IRGC funding network
- [Coin Desk](https://coindesk.com/policy/2026/09/18/iran-s-strait-of-hormuz-toll-booth-ran-through-a-bitcoin-exchange-u-s-says) — BTC news: Iran's Strait of Hormuz toll booth has been settling in bitcoin since June
- [The Munsif Daily](https://munsifdaily.com/us-targets-iran-crypto-network-over-irgc) — US targets Iran crypto network over IRGC funds
- [BitHub.pl](https://bithub.pl/typ/placili-za-bezpieczny-przeplyw-przez-ormuz-usa-odkryly-w-srodku-gielde-krypto) — They Paid for Safe Passage Through Hormuz. The US Discovered a Crypto Exchange Inside.
- [Iran News Update](https://irannewsupdate.com/news/sanctions/us-treasury-targets-iran-regimes-crypto-network-in-new-sanctions-action) — US Treasury Targets Iran Regime’s Crypto Network in New Sanctions Action
- [Indian Abroad News - We Bring You Home](https://indianabroad.news/us-targets-iran-crypto-network-over-irgc-funds) — US targets Iran crypto network over IRGC funds
- [bhaskarlive.in](https://bhaskarlive.in/international/us-targets-iran-crypto-network-over-irgc-funds-2142437) — US targets Iran crypto network over IRGC funds
- [Social News XYZ](https://socialnews.xyz/2026/09/18/us-targets-iran-crypto-network-over-irgc-funds) — US targets Iran crypto network over IRGC funds
- [crypto.news](https://crypto.news/bitbank-faces-u-s-sanctions) — BitBank faces U.S. sanctions over alleged IRGC Bitcoin transfers
- [diarioestrategia.cl](https://diarioestrategia.cl/texto-diario/mostrar/6019464/eeuu-sanciona-empresa-irani-vincula-red-transferir-criptomonedas-guardia-revolucionaria) — U.S. Sanctions an Iranian Company that Links a Network to Transfer Cryptocurrencies to the Revolutionary Guard
- [The New York Ledger](https://thenyledger.com/markets/crypto/us-sanctions-irans-bitbank-over-irgc-bitcoin-transfers) — US Sanctions Iran’s BitBank Over IRGC Bitcoin Transfers
- [SpaceMoney](https://spacemoney.com.br/economia/legislacao/eua-sancionam-bitbank-ira-bitcoin) — U.S. Sanctions Iran's BitBank for Bitcoin Flow to IRGC
- [Crypto Breaking News](https://cryptobreaking.com/us-sanctions-irans-bitbank-over) — US Sanctions Iran’s BitBank Over “Hormuz Safe” BTC Payments
- [nadanews.com](https://nadanews.com/368607) — US Treasury Department Sanctions Iranian Cryptocurrency Exchange BitBank
- [Cointelegraph](https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-sanctions-irans-bitbank-saying-it-processes-hormuz-safe-bitcoin-payments) — US Sanctions Iran’s BitBank Over IRGC Bitcoin Transfers
- [Crypto Economy](https://crypto-economy.com/es/ee-uu-sanciona-al-exchange-cripto-irani-bitbank-por-presuntas-transferencias-de-bitcoin-al-cgri) — US Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank for Alleged Transfers From Bitcoin to CGRI - Crypto Economy ESP
- [Apa](https://apa.az/asia/abs-iranin-bitbank-kriptovalyuta-birjasina-sanksiya-tetbiq-edib-997080) — US Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Cryptocurrency Exchange BitBank
- [BITRSS](https://bitrss.com/treasury-hits-iran-linked-bitbank-as-sanctions-target-crypto-rails-252294) — Treasury hits Iran-linked BitBank as sanctions target crypto rails
- [Cryptopolitan](https://cryptopolitan.com/treasury-iran-linked-bitbank-sanction-crypto) — Treasury hits Iran-linked BitBank as sanctions target crypto rails
- [Jerusalem Post](https://jpost.com/international/article-909009) — US sanctions Iranian financier's crypto exchange, says it processes Hormuz payments
- [FinanceFeeds](https://financefeeds.com/bitbank-sanctioned-over-alleged-bitcoin-transfers-to-irans-irgc) — OFAC Sanctions Iran's BitBank Over Bitcoin Sent to IRGC
- [cryptocrunchapp.com](https://cryptocrunchapp.com/bitcoinmagazine/treasury-sanctions-iranian-bitcoin-exchange-bitbank) — Treasury Sanctions Iranian Bitcoin Exchange BitBank
- [וואלה!](https://news.walla.co.il/item/3868653) — US Imposes Sanctions on Crypto Exchange: "Transferred Hundreds of Millions of Dollars to the Revolutionary Guards"
- [nafeza2world.com](https://nafeza2world.com/Akhbar-Al-Alm/2785876) — Washington's Window Is Chasing Digital Funding Channels for the Revolutionary Guards.
- [Blockonomi](https://blockonomi.com/u-s-treasury-expands-bitbank-sanctions-over-iran-bitcoin-links) — U.S. Treasury Expands BitBank Sanctions Over Iran Bitcoin Links
- [news-pravda.com](https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/09/17/2600164.html) — The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has added three Iranians and two Iranian businesses to its sanctions list, while simultaneously designating three Cuban individuals and six Cuban state-owned..
- [연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency](https://yna.co.kr/view/AKR20260918004500071) — U.S. Sanctions Iranian Cryptocurrency Firm Over Involvement in Hormuz Passage Fees
- [Nieuws.nl](https://nieuws.nl/economie/vs-zetten-iraanse-cryptobeurs-bitbank-op-sanctielijst) — US Places Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank on Sanctions List
- [welingelichtekringen.nl](https://welingelichtekringen.nl/economie/vs-zetten-iraanse-cryptobeurs-bitbank-op-sanctielijst) — US Places Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank on Sanctions List
- [Startup Fortune](https://startupfortune.com/us-treasury-sanctions-irans-bitbank-crypto-exchange-over-irgc-funding) — US Treasury Sanctions Iran's BitBank Crypto Exchange Over IRGC Funding
- [dunya.com](https://dunya.com/dunya/abd-hazine-bakanligindan-iranin-kripto-varlik-agina-yaptirim-haberi-840471) — US Treasury Department Imposes Sanctions on Iran's Cryptocurrency Network - Dünya Newspaper
- [ekonomim.com](https://ekonomim.com/ekonomi/abdden-kripto-para-borsasi-bitbanka-yaptirim-haberi-918990) — US Imposes Sanctions on Cryptocurrency Exchange BitBank.
- [Haberler](https://haberler.com/ekonomi/abd-den-iran-baglantili-kripto-para-borsasi-20248137-haberi) — US Imposes Sanctions on Iran-Linked Cryptocurrency Exchange BitBank.
- [Reformatorisch Dagblad](https://rd.nl/a/vs-zetten-iraanse-cryptobeurs-bit-bank-op-sanctielijst) — US Places Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank on Sanctions List
- [Arutz Sheva](https://israelnationalnews.com/news/433332) — Treasury cracks down on Iranian crypto network
- [Reuters](https://reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-sanctions-iranian-financiers-crypto-exchange-says-it-processes-hormuz-2026-09-17) — US sanctions Iranian financier's crypto exchange, says it processes Hormuz payments
- [BizToc](https://biztoc.com/x/bae2477f0a1126bc) — US sanctions Iranian crypto exchange BitBank
- [Arab News](https://arabnews.com/world/us-sanctions-iranian-financiers-crypto-exchange-says-it-processes-hormuz-payments-3002157) — US sanctions Iranian financier’s crypto exchange, says it processes Hormuz payments
- [Devdiscourse](https://devdiscourse.com/article/business/3978677-us-targets-iranian-crypto-exchange-in-sanctions-crackdown) — U.S. Targets Iranian Crypto Exchange in Sanctions Crackdown
- [Globo](https://valor.globo.com/financas/criptomoedas/noticia/2026/09/17/eua-impem-sanes-a-corretora-de-cripto-controlada-por-empresrio-do-ir.ghtml) — U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Iran's Corporate-Controlled Crypt Broker
- [JDN - חדשות](https://jdn.co.il/news/2730519) — US Hits Iran's Crypto Infrastructure: Sanctions on Crypto Exchange and Iranian Businessmen
- [Coin Edition](https://coinedition.com/crypto-live-news/us-sanctions-irans-bitbank-zanjani-associates-over-crypto) — US Sanctions Iran’s BitBank, Zanjani Associates Over Crypto Network
- [vz.ru](https://vz.ru/news/2026/9/17/1452513.html) — The U.S. Imposed Sanctions on the Iranian Kryptonian BitBank Exchange
- [fararu.com](https://fararu.com/fa/news/1002931/%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7-%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%A9-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%B7-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%DA%A9-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF) — US Sanctions Bitbank Linked to Babak Zanjani
- [asriran.com](https://asriran.com/fa/news/1192368/%D9%BE%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%85-%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%A8-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%DA%A9-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%B4%D8%AF) — Platform Attributed to Babak Zanjani Was Banned
- [KAYHAN LIFE](https://kayhanlife.com/news/iran/us-sanctions-iranian-financiers-crypto-exchange-says-it-processes-hormuz-payments) — US Sanctions Iranian Financier's Crypto Exchange, Says It Processes Hormuz Payments
- [tabnak.ir](https://tabnak.ir/fa/news/1394801/%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7-%D8%B4%D8%A8%DA%A9%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%DA%A9-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%81-%DA%AF%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%AA) — The US Targeted Babak Zanjani's Financial Network
- [Interfax.ru](https://interfax.ru/world/1116747) — The US Has Increased Sanctions Against Iran by Adding a Crypto Exchange to Them.
- [Coinfomania](https://coinfomania.com/ustreasury-targets-iranian-digital-assets-in-new-sanctions) — USTreasury Targets Iranian Digital Assets in New Sanctions
- [DiarioBitcoin](https://diariobitcoin.com/regulacion/ee-uu-sanciona-a-bitbank-por-presunto-apoyo-financiero-al-gobierno-irani) — US Sanctions Bitbank for Alleged Financial Support to Iranian Government
- [hathalyoum.net](https://hathalyoum.net/articles/4232598) — U.S. Treasury: We Have Imposed Sanctions on the Encrypted Currency Trading Platform Pete Bank, Supported by the Iranian Government.
- [Crypto Briefing](https://cryptobriefing.com/us-sanctions-iran-crypto-exchanges-nobitex-ofac) — US Treasury sanctions Iranian crypto exchanges tied to IRGC and sanctions evasion
- [Cryptocurrency News | Cryptocurrency Prices | Market Cap](https://cryptocurrency.com.tr/us-treasury-sanctions-iranian-crypto-exchanges-tied-to-irgc-and-sanctions-evasion-381467) — US Treasury sanctions Iranian crypto exchanges tied to IRGC and sanctions evasion
- [Al-Monitor](https://al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/us-sanctions-iranian-crypto-exchange-bitbank-over-hormuz-payments) — US sanctions Iranian crypto exchange BitBank over Hormuz payments
- [dnews.gr](https://dnews.gr/eidhseis/kosmos/610968/nees-kyroseis-ton-ipa-sto-iran-sto-stoxastro-i-bitbank-tou-bampak-zantzani) — New US Sanctions on Iran: Babak Zanjani's BitBank Targeted

## Questions

**What is BitBank accused of?**

The U.S. Treasury Department accuses BitBank, an Iranian cryptocurrency exchange, of facilitating the transfer of hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). These transfers were allegedly linked to payments for passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

**Who controls BitBank?**

BitBank is reportedly controlled by financier Babak Zanjani. Zanjani is also under existing U.S. sanctions, and the Treasury Department's action against BitBank is part of a broader effort to disrupt Iran's use of digital assets for sanctions evasion.

**What is the significance of the Strait of Hormuz in this context?**

The Strait of Hormuz is a critical chokepoint for global oil shipments. Reports indicate that the Bitcoin transfers facilitated by BitBank were linked to payments made by shipping companies seeking safe passage through this vital waterway.

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