According to Reuters, Iran’s largest crypto exchange Nobitex has processed at least $2.3 billion in transactions on Tron and BNB Chain since 2023. The exchange is widely used by sanctioned Iranian institutions, including Iran’s central bank and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Since Iran’s military escalation in February 2026, at least $22.6 million in crypto assets have flowed through Nobitex on BNB Chain, with $550,000 flowing via Tron. BNB Chain and Tron said they cannot fully monitor individual transactions on their decentralized networks.
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