Iran’s Crypto Surge Reflects Economic Flight—and Sanctions Pressure
- Iranians moved significant funds from domestic exchanges to personal Bitcoin wallets during late 2025 as a flight to safety before a nationwide internet blackout.
- Total crypto activity hit 7.78 billion dollars in 2025 as citizens sought alternatives to a domestic currency that has lost 90 percent of its value since 2018.
- Wallets linked to the Revolutionary Guard received over 3 billion dollars in 2025 and accounted for more than half of all transaction value in the final quarter.
Crypto transactions linked to Iran rose sharply during late-2025 protests, with blockchain data showing a surge in withdrawals from Iranian exchanges into personal Bitcoin wallets between December 28, 2025, and January 8, 2026, the…
