Iran’s Crypto Revolution: Protests, Bitcoin, and a $7.8B 🚀 Escape Hatch!

According to the wizards at Chainalysis (who apparently spend their days deciphering blockchain tea leaves), this surge is a delightful mix of ordinary folks fleeing banks like they’re on fire and state-linked actors playing a high-stakes game of “move the money before anyone notices.” 🕵️♂️💼

![Distinct bursts of [latex] (t_1, t_2) [/latex]-DI are observed in both the x (blue) and y (red) dimensions, indicating transient, directional impulses along these axes.](https://arxiv.org/html/2601.10540v1/x1.png)





