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U.S. Plans to Seize Another $1B in Iran-Linked Crypto, Bessent Says
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Fusion42 · 10 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
The U.S. Treasury plans to seize an additional $1 billion in cryptocurrency linked to Iran as part of an intensified campaign targeting Tehran’s financial networks, including prior seizures of $550 million in stablecoins and Bitcoin. These actions include cooperation with issuers like Tether to freeze funds associated with Iran’s central bank and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Fintech, and 2 sources have reported it.
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You must treat stablecoin issuers like Tether as active enforcers blocking sanctioned transactions; your compliance and crypto custody strategies face new, aggressive US government seizures today. This pressure creates clear entry points for compliant platforms to capture assets abandoned or restricted in Iran-linked crypto flows.
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