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title: "Binance faces scrutiny over Iranian trades as crypto laundering reaches $82B"
description: "Senator Richard Blumenthal opened a Senate inquiry after reports showed Binance allowed about $1.7 billion in crypto tied to Iran and Russia."
type: "news"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/276861248.md"
published_at: "2026-02-25T09:09:16.000Z"
---

# Binance faces scrutiny over Iranian trades as crypto laundering reaches $82B

> Senator Richard Blumenthal opened a Senate inquiry after reports showed Binance allowed about $1.7 billion in crypto tied to Iran and Russia.

Senator Richard Blumenthal opened a Senate inquiry after reports showed Binance allowed about $1.7 billion in crypto tied to Iran and Russia.

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