Bitget said it is imposing enhanced compliance controls on transactions involving 16 named entities, with measures taking effect in three waves between August 7 and August 23, 2026. The exchange said any transaction touching a flagged entity, whether directly or indirectly, may face review, rejection, account restrictions during review, or account termination for terms-of-use breaches. The rollout follows recent sanctions actions by OFAC (U.S. Treasury sanctions office) and the EU, and mirrors staggered restrictions being applied by Binance on the same platforms. Bitget grouped the entities by effective date. The August 7 wave covered Aban Tether Exchange and Shelbit, which the source said were tied to an OFAC designation over Iran-linked sanctions evasion, including transfers connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. A second wave on August 13 added A7 Africa, A7 Nigeria and PilotFinance. The largest set takes effect on August 23 and includes ABCeX, Aifory Pro, BitPapa, EXMO, Exnode, Exnode Pay, HTX, operating as Huobi Global SA, Monease, NoOnecrypto, Rapira, Tradex and WhiteBird. EXMO and HTX were cited under the EU's 21st Russia sanctions package over suspected facilitation of Russia-linked financial flows. Justin Sun said those restrictions concern only certain UK and EU users and that HTX does not do business in either market, adding that settlement talks are ongoing. Bitget nevertheless said users should ensure transaction sources, wallet origins and intermediary providers have no links to the listed entities. The exchange's warning on indirect exposure means deposits routed through one of the platforms could be caught in review even if the customer did not transact with that entity directly. The move also has implications for the Bitget Card, whose spending depends on the account balance remaining available; if a deposit is frozen or an account is restricted, the card's funding source is interrupted until the review ends. The broader signal is that major exchanges are increasingly enforcing sanctions-related restrictions in parallel, reducing the ability for funds to pass through restricted intermediaries and arrive unnoticed at another venue.