A blockchain analytics firm says transfers from Iran’s largest crypto exchange spiked 700% immediately after U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Tehran, signaling a possible wave of capital flight. The surge raises fresh concerns about sanctions evasion and regional financial instability.
Kazakhstan’s government says it is intensifying enforcement against unlawful cryptocurrency transactions and the use of digital assets to move capital abroad. Authorities are signaling tougher scrutiny of exchanges, miners and cross-border transfers.