DeFi Iran’s central bank bought $507 million USDT to underpin rial, report finds By info@uweb3.io January 21, 2026 Share This Post FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp 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 Aave Labs’ Push Gains UK FCA Crypto Registration Aave Labs' UK subsidiaries, Push Labs Ltd. and Push... Sui blockchain suffers another network outage as transactions grind to a halt Sui network, a layer 1 blockchain developed by Mysten... Crypto Long & Short: Asia’s regulated crypto future In today’s newsletter, Hassan Ahmed outlines the state of... HEK and Tezos Turn the 404 Error Into a Digital Art Exhibition HEK and the Tezos Foundation are launching 404_LAND, a... Argentina Bill Targets Crypto Payments for Online Betting Argentina’s government is moving to restrict banks, payment firms... Crypto Liquidations Near $1 Billion in 24 Hours as Leverage Unwinds Nearly $934 million in crypto positions liquidated across 167,400... Previous articleFast-food chain Steak n Shake to pay hourly workers a bitcoin bonusNext articleOndo Finance launches tokenized US stocks and ETFs on Solana