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US Treasury Plan to Seize ~$1 Billion in Iranian Crypto Assets
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US could seize roughly $1 billion in Iranian-linked cryptocurrency assets, a major escalation of financial pressure on Tehran amid rising Gulf tensions.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States could seize approximately $1 billion in Iranian-linked cryptocurrency assets, telling reporters the action could come as soon as this week (Cryptopolitan, October 10). The move would represent a significant escalation of financial pressure on Tehran, coinciding with heightened tensions over Iranian naval activity and tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. The seizure, if carried out, would be among the largest US actions against Iranian crypto holdings to date and is likely to draw retaliatory rhetoric from Tehran and scrutiny from crypto exchanges and custodians handling sanctioned funds.