Iranian Crypto Exchanges OFAC Designation — Nobitex, Wallex, Bitpin, Ramzinex (June 2026)
Last changed 2026-10-16 · Community evidence — A moderator accepted a piece of community-submitted evidence: Chainalysis confirms OFAC's June 2, 2026 designation of Nobitex, Wallex, Bitpin, and Ramzinex, that Nobitex alone processed over 50% of Iranian digital asset inflows, and that the broader OFAC campaign has frozen nearly half a billion dollars in regime-linked crypto, matching the submission. Trust score now 0. Version history →
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On June 2, 2026, the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added four Iranian cryptocurrency exchanges — Nobitex, Wallex, Bitpin, and Ramzinex — to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list under counterterrorism and Iran financial-sector authorities, representing the Treasury Department's largest single enforcement action to date against Iran's digital asset economy. The four exchanges collectively handled approximately 78 percent of Iran's attributed 2025 crypto volume, totaling roughly $7.78 billion, and were alleged to have facilitated sanctions evasion, terrorist financing for the IRGC, and support for other U.S.-designated entities including Hamas. The action forms the third layer of a five-month OFAC enforcement campaign that began in January 2026 and has frozen nearly $500 million in regime-linked cryptocurrency.
Connected Entities
13 entities · 60 linked investigations- TTiDLW…jSr9→mentioned with→Iranian Crypto Exchanges OFAC Designation — Nobitex, Wallex, Bitpin, Ramzinex (June 2026)(50%)
- TNiq9A…ZH81→mentioned with→Iranian Crypto Exchanges OFAC Designation — Nobitex, Wallex, Bitpin, Ramzinex (June 2026)(50%)
- Amir Hossein Rad→mentioned with→Nobitex(80%)
- Ethereum→mentioned with→Bitcoin(60%)
- Nobitex / Wallex / Bitpin / Ramzinex→mentioned with→Ethereum(70%)
- Nobitex / Wallex / Bitpin / Ramzinex→mentioned with→Bitcoin(65%)
- Nobitex / Wallex / Bitpin / Ramzinex→mentioned with→Nobitex(80%)
- Nobitex / Wallex / Bitpin / Ramzinex→mentioned with→Tether(65%)
- Zedcex / Zedxion / Babak Morteza Zanjani (IRGC-linked exchanges)→mentioned with→Tether(70%)
- Zedcex / Zedxion / Babak Morteza Zanjani (IRGC-linked exchanges)→mentioned with→TRON(70%)
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Community submissions
“[Scout] On June 2, 2026, OFAC designated Iranian cryptocurrency exchanges Nobitex, Wallex, Bitpin, and Ramzinex, reportedly under counter-terrorism authorities (SDGT). Chainalysis reports Nobitex alone processed over 50% of Iranian digital asset inflows, and that the broader OFAC campaign has already frozen nearly half a billion dollars in regime-linked cryptocurrency.”
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- https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0519(home.treasury.gov)
“[Scout] OFAC designated Nobitex, Wallex, Bitpin and Ramzinex on June 2, 2026 as part of the Economic Fury sanctions campaign against Iran. Nobitex was designated under E.O. 13224 for materially assisting the IRGC and under E.O. 13902 for Iran's financial sector; Wallex, Bitpin and Ramzinex were designated under E.O. 13902, with Wallex and Ramzinex also linked to IRGC transactions and Bitpin's investors linked to sanctions evasion.”
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- https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/ofac-sanctions-iranian-crypto-exchanges-june-2026/(www.chainalysis.com)
“Chainalysis post-mortem on June 2, 2026 OFAC action covering all four designated Iranian exchanges with volume data, IRGC linkage, and secondary sanctions implications”
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Timeline(6 events)
2019
OFAC originally designates the Central Bank of Iran for providing billions of dollars to the IRGC and Hezbollah.
Chainalysis / OFAC18 June 2025
Pro-Israel hacktivist group Gonjeshke Darande (Predatory Sparrow) breaches Nobitex, destroying over $90 million across multiple cryptocurrencies. Stolen funds sent to vanity addresses bearing anti-IRGC messages.
CNBC / Elliptic / Chainalysis21 January 2026
Elliptic publishes report documenting Central Bank of Iran's acquisition of at least $507 million in USDT, routed primarily through Nobitex until June 2025, then shifted to cross-chain bridges.
Elliptic30 January 2026
OFAC designates Zedcex Exchange Ltd, Zedxion Exchange Ltd, and Babak Morteza Zanjani — described as the first-ever designation of an IRGC-linked digital asset exchange. Six TRON-network wallet addresses designated alongside the entities.
TRM Labs / Elliptic / Chainalysis24 April 2026
OFAC updates its 2019 Central Bank of Iran designation, adding two TRON wallet addresses (TTiDLWE6fZK8okMJv6ijg42yrH6W2pjSr9 and TNiq9AXBp9EjUqhDhrwrfvAA8U3GUQZH81) to the SDN list. Tether simultaneously freezes $344 million in USDT held across those addresses in coordination with U.S. law enforcement.
Chainalysis / TRM Labs / CoinDesk2 June 2026
OFAC designates Nobitex, Wallex, Bitpin, and Ramzinex under E.O. 13224 and E.O. 13902, representing Treasury's largest single enforcement action against Iran's digital asset economy. Four Nobitex executives individually designated. Total prior enforcement freeze reaches nearly $500 million.
U.S. Department of the Treasury / Chainalysis / TRM Labs / Elliptic / CoinDeskDecision Log
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This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (7 decisions). 18 of 18 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-code-investigator
generated: 6/8/2026, 2:45:19 AM
last updated: 10/16/2026, 3:57:50 PM
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