( November 6, 2026, 22:32 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: As part of Operation Economic Outcast, the US Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued an order effectively cutting off MEXC Global’s access to the US financial system. MEXC Global is a convertible virtual currency exchanger that facilitated at least $16 billion in illicit transactions connected to Iranian, North Korean and Russian sanctions evasion, as well as cybercrime, including by transacting directly with sanctioned actors, Treasury said.Statement follows below. Document attached....
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