WSJ: Iranian regime-linked funds transferred over $850 million via Binance in the past two years
2026-05-22 01:05
According to Odaily, against the backdrop of rising tensions between Iran and the United States, financing networks linked to the Iranian regime have used Binance to establish a secret payment system to continue funneling funds to military forces.
The report states that the network was operated by Iranian businessman Babak Zanjani, who describes himself as a "sanctions-busting" operator. Internal Binance compliance reports show that as of December last year, the network had processed approximately $850 million in transactions through Binance over the past two years, with the majority of transactions concentrated in a single account. (WSJ)
