The U.S. Treasury Department has launched an investigation into cryptocurrency exchange Kraken on suspicion that it may have violated certain sanctions against Iran.
According to the New York Times’ report today, the Treasury Department evaluated the findings of the investigation and filed a lawsuit against Kraken. may impose a penalty.
Kraken management made a statement regarding these allegations in the press, “specific talks with regulators” He said he wouldn’t give details about it.
The statement also stated, “At Kraken, we take care to comply with enforcement rules and even report potential issues to regulators.” it said.
Cryptocurrency exchanges in the U.S. due to the country’s sanctions against Iran It cannot serve users in Iran.
Today, many crypto money platforms operating globally are already available to users in Iran. has blocked case. Among them is OpenSea, one of the popular NFT platforms.