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Sanctions Warning: Paying Iran in Crypto Puts Global Shippers at Severe Legal Risk
Shipping companies exploring cryptocurrency to pay potential transit fees to Iran could face severe penalties from U.S. and international sanctions authorities, according to a stark warning from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. The firm’s senior intelligence analyst, Kaitlin Martin, told Cointelegraph that such payments might be viewed as providing “material support” to a comprehensively sanctioned regime. […]
