Iran moves hundreds of millions in crypto during nationwide internet blackout, report reveals
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Category: GLOBAL GOVERNMENT & ALLIANCES
Summary:
A cyber intelligence report reviewed by Fox News Digital reveals that cryptocurrency infrastructure linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) continued operating during a nationwide internet blackout following U.S.–Israeli strikes on February 28. This allowed hundreds of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency to be transferred out of Iran, with IRGC-linked wallets receiving over $3 billion in 2025. Despite national internet connectivity dropping to about 1% of normal levels, more than 1,100 active cryptocurrency nodes operated within Iran, mainly in the Tehran–Qom corridor. The activity suggests specialized infrastructure facilitated the movement of funds, potentially supporting Iran’s regional proxy networks and individual capital flight, even under heavy sanctions and communication shutdowns.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Proverbs 11:4 (NASB 1977)
"Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But righteousness delivers from death."
Commentary:
Proverbs is blunt: wealth can’t shield anyone when judgment-bearing pressure arrives. That’s visible when a nation’s internet is nearly dark, yet specialized channels still move vast crypto funds for power centers tied to Iran’s IRGC. People on the ground still can’t get a stable connection. This kind of parallel infrastructure reflects an end-time pattern Scripture describes—systems consolidating control while evading restraint. The focus for believers is clean hands and clear allegiance, not clever exits. Israel’s security actions matter in a region where covenant stakes are never neutral.
Prophetic Trend:
Sanctions and shutdowns are increasingly met with shadow financial systems, signaling a prophetic drift toward hardened blocs and covert economic pathways around accountability.
Mysterion Prophetic Impact Rating: C - Measured What does this mean?
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Source Excerpt:
EXCLUSIVE: Cryptocurrency infrastructure linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) continued operating during the country’s nationwide internet blackout after the Feb. 28 U.S.–Israeli strikes, a cyber intelligence report reviewed by Fox News Digital claims. It allowed hundreds of millions of dollars in crypto to move out of the country.Omri Raiter, founder and CEO of RAKIA, a cyber intelligence firm that develops data analysis platforms used by governments and security agencies, told Fox News Digital his team began monitoring Iranian cryptocurrency activity in real time after the attacks and quickly detected a surge of funds leaving Iranian-linked crypto accounts."We've seen a surge of funds since the first hours of the war," Raiter said. "It started with tens of millions in the first hours, and it grew to hundreds of millions and more. Money was just flowing out from Iranian crypto accounts."Wallets linked to the IRGC received more than $3 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, according to the internal report based on blockchain intelligence data cited by RAKIA. The report also cites publicly available data from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis, which estimated Ir...
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Source: Fox News
Posted on 03-13-2026 21:41