The restrictions were introduced after the hacking of the largest Iranian Nobitex crypto -tank, as a result of which more than $ 90 million in bitcoins, broadcasts and other digital assets were stolen. Responsibility of the hack was taken by the prostilly hacker group Gonjeshke Darande (“Predatory Sparrow”).
The stolen cryptocurrencies were transferred to “disposable cryptocurrencies” without access to the keys, which excludes the possibility of profit from the sale of coins, Chainalysis experts said. According to them, the attack on Nobitex was a serious blow to the crypto infrastructure of Iran. Nobitex is considered a leader in the domestic market, its total volume of incoming transfers is $ 11 billion, which is more than ten other largest Iranian sites combined, American analysts said.
Nobitex is engaged in servicing retail traders and investors, as well as customers who bypass international sanctions. The exchange is associated with the structures affiliated with the Russian sites of Bitpapa and Garantex, as well as the Hamas Palestinian Islamic organization, Chainalysis experts said.
Earlier, the analysts of the Finbold financial company said that the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Iran, which began with Israeli airlines for Iran nuclear facilities on June 12, provoked a massive sale of digital assets and a sharp drop in the capitalization of the cryptocurrency market.
Source: Bits
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