Two Chinese Firms Moved Iran's Oil Money Through Binance, DOJ Says
Federal prosecutors filed the complaint September 14, 2026, to seize $61 million inside a $1.5 billion oil-money network for Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC).
- The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) filed a civil forfeiture complaint September 14, 2026, seeking $61 million in crypto.
- "U.S. Attorney Seeks Forfeiture Of $61 Million In Cryptocurrency From The Iranian Military's Black-Market Oil Sales"
- Blessed Trust and Hexa Whale had already been dropped by Binance months before the complaint.
Why it matters: Binance had already dropped both firms internally before Washington moved to seize a fraction of the money.
U.S. Attorney's Office, SDNY press release ↗ · Sep 16, 20269/16/26