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US Sanctions Eight Canadian Firms; Iran-Crypto Allegations

The US Treasury added eight Canada-based money services businesses to its sanctions list on November 6, alleging they helped move value for the Iranian regime and sanctioned actors. Treasury says the businesses converted Iranian rials and other currencies into digital assets for cross-border payments. These are US designations and allegations, not separate court findings on every transaction; Treasury did not claim that ordinary Canadian remittances are inherently suspect.

The designations can require people and firms subject to US jurisdiction to block relevant property and avoid prohibited dealings. The listing includes several Tron addresses, but an address match still needs legal and operational context. Treasury announced a separate FinCEN order restricting US institutional transfers to and from MEXC Global; it is a different measure.

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