Iran is using cryptocurrency to sell weapons — and it’s reshaping how sanctions, warfare, and global finance intersect.

In this x10 episode of Rethinking Tech, Aparna and Harinda break down how Iran is exchanging military equipment for crypto, why digital currencies make these deals harder to track, and what this means for geopolitics in a world where money no longer moves through banks.

They discuss:

• How crypto enables weapons trading outside traditional financial systems

• Why sanctioned countries are turning to digital currencies

• What this means for enforcement, accountability, and transparency

• How this model could spread beyond Iran

• What the future looks like when warfare meets blockchain

📖 Read the original reporting that informed this episode:
👉 https://www.iranintl.com/en/202601011300

This is a concise breakdown of how crypto is becoming part of the global weapons economy — and why that changes how power is exercised in the digital age.

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