DeFi Iran’s central bank bought $507 million USDT to underpin rial, report finds By info@uweb3.io January 21, 2026 Share This Post FacebookXPinterestWhatsApp Elliptic traced more than $500 million in USDT tied to Iran’s central bank, suggesting the stablecoin was used to manage foreign-exchange pressures and build a “sanctions-proof” alternative to dollar banking. TagsBankboughtCentralfindsIransmillionReportRialunderpinUSDT Related Posts Sweden revisits digital krona as ECB advances digital euro plans Sweden’s Riksbank has recommended that lawmakers prepare for a... Australia Draft Bill to Adopt OECD Crypto Tax Reporting Framework Cointelegraph is committed to providing independent, high-quality journalism across... White House Crypto Adviser’s Company Financially Benefitted from GENIUS Act: WSJ Bo Hines, previously a crypto adviser to US President... Russia to Ban P2P Crypto Trades, Block Self-Custody Transfers Cointelegraph is committed to providing independent, high-quality journalism across... Can The SEC And CFTC’s Pro-Crypto Rules Be Overturned? Legal Opinion In the wake of the failed CLARITY cloture vote... Arbitrum Launches Stablecoin Growth Program With 2M ARB Rewards The Arbitrum Stablecoin Growth Program is now open to... Previous articleFast-food chain Steak n Shake to pay hourly workers a bitcoin bonusNext articleOndo Finance launches tokenized US stocks and ETFs on Solana