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Israel Reveals: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Holds $1.5B in Stablecoins
Israel Reveals: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Holds $1.5B in Stablecoins
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Iran's elite military force just became one of crypto's biggest whales—and they're playing with stablecoins.
The Digital Sanctions Dodge
Forget gold reserves or offshore accounts. The Revolutionary Guard parked $1.5 billion in dollar-pegged crypto assets—proving even geopolitical adversaries trust blockchain over traditional banking. They're not hodling for moonshots; they're leveraging stablecoins for seamless global transactions beyond SWIFT's reach.
Regulators scramble while decentralized networks shrug. Another case of technology outpacing policy—because when nation-states bypass sanctions using tech built to bypass governments, irony reaches its ATH. Meanwhile, your financial advisor still thinks crypto's 'too volatile.'
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