🚨 IRAN TURNS TO CRYPTO UNDER SANCTIONS PRESSURE

Iran’s central bank quietly accumulated $507M worth of digital assets on Jan 21, 2026 primarily USDT, alongside exposure to $XRP and $DOGE , according to blockchain forensics firm Elliptic.

Wallet activity linked to the bank shows systematic USDT accumulation, as authorities scrambled to defend the collapsing rial after renewed sanctions cut off access to global banking rails.

The backdrop is severe: • Iranian rial weakened to ~1.4 million per USD

• Traditional reserves and settlement channels restricted

• Stablecoins used as a sanctions-resistant liquidity tool

This marks one of the largest known cases of a central bank directly deploying digital assets to stabilize its currency.

Not speculation.

Not experimentation.

This is crypto being used as financial infrastructure under pressure.

When fiat systems close doors, alternative rails get activated.

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