Iran’s Crypto Flow Crashes to $3.7B in 2025: Nobitex Hack, Tether Freezes & Geopolitics Shatter Trust

Iran's cryptocurrency ecosystem faces a perfect storm as institutional confidence evaporates overnight.

TRM Labs data reveals a staggering collapse in digital asset flows—plummeting to just $3.7 billion this year amid escalating regulatory crackdowns and infrastructure failures.

The Nobitex exchange hack drained millions from investor accounts while Tether's compliance team froze wallets linked to sanctioned entities. Geopolitical tensions further strained an already fragile network.

Tehran's attempt to leverage crypto for bypassing sanctions backfired spectacularly. The very anonymity features that made digital assets attractive now fuel paranoia among institutional players.

Trust implodes faster than a shitcoin rug pull—turns out, not even revolutionary technology can fix old-fashioned geopolitical incompetence.