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US Treasury Freezes $131 Million in Iran-Linked Crypto Wallets

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The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned multiple cryptocurrency wallets tied to Iran's Central Bank and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday, with stablecoin issuer Tether freezing over $131 million across four addresses on the Tron blockchain. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed the move in a post on X, vowing the U.S. would "aggressively follow the money and deny the Iranian regime access" to illicit funds. Separately, the Treasury sanctioned seven individuals linked to a global weapons procurement network for the Iranian armed forces, IRGC—including a ... (full story)

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