Decrypt reports that the U.S. Treasury sanctioned two cryptocurrency exchanges for allegedly laundering millions of dollars for Iran's Revolutionary Guard. The sanctioned platforms include an exchange operator based in Georgia and the United Arab Emirates, and an Iran-based exchange.
Sanctions enforcement against named exchanges usually cascades into on-chain address designations, so anyone routing transactions on public chains should expect the flagged wallets to hit compliance screening lists soon. If you handle user funds on Avalanche or Base, it's worth checking whether your screening provider ingests OFAC updates quickly and whether interacting addresses touch the newly listed entities. The practical risk is indirect exposure through mixers or intermediary wallets rather than direct dealings.
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