Treasury cuts off MEXC Global over alleged $16 billion in transactions tied to Iran, North Korea and Russia

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The U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an order Friday designating MEXC Global a money laundering concern and cutting it off from the U.S. financial system. Treasury said that despite the exchange claiming anti-money laundering controls and blocking users in countries like Iran and North Korea, it had "severe deficiencies" in those controls. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said institutions must choose between supporting the Iranian regime and accessing U.S. finance. The action follows earlier sanctions on Nobitex in June and BitBank in September as part of a broader crackdown on platforms allegedly helping Iran evade sanctions.

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