Inside Iran’s Growing $7.8 Billion Crypto Ecosystem: IRGC Dominance and a Flight to Bitcoin Reflect Geopolitical Tensions and Domestic Unrest
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This report analyzes Iran’s 2025 cryptocurrency ecosystem, showing how on-chain activity spikes align with major domestic and geopolitical events, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ growing dominance over Iran’s crypto flows (exceeding 50% in Q4 2025), and a protest-driven surge in withdrawals from exchanges to personal Bitcoin wallets; it also notes cyberattacks on Nobitex and Bank Sepah amid conflict, highlighting crypto’s dual role as a financial lifeline for citizens and a tool leveraged by state-linked networks.
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