US Treasury Freezes $131M USDT on TRON Linked to Iran
The US Treasury froze four TRON wallets holding ~$131M in USDT, allegedly linked to Iran's Central Bank and OFAC-sanctioned entities. Tether cooperated in the freeze, targeting funds largely withdrawn from DTC Pay and Bitso. The action escalates US authorities' crackdown on crypto-based sanctions evasion.
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🚨 US Treasury freezes $131M in crypto tied to Iran 🇺🇸 The US Treasury froze 4 TRON wallets holding ~$131M USDT allegedly linked to Iran's Central Bank, expanding its crackdown on crypto-based sanctions evasion with support from Tether. https://t.co/JlMB5qpSz2
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JUST IN: @tether has frozen $131M in $USDT linked to OFAC-sanctioned entities in Iran. The massive block hit four TRON wallets. US authorities are rapidly escalating their financial crackdown amid rising geopolitical tensions. https://t.co/Mb7Vhq5AGw
@Xiaoniu6161
Tether 刚刚冻结了四个持有总计 1.31 亿美元 USDT 的 TRON 钱包。 查看资金来源，大部分资金是从支付服务提供商 DTC Pay 和加密货币交易所 Bitso 提取的。 DTC 是新加坡持牌稳定币企业支付机构 Bitso 是拉美头部加密货币交易所 https://t.co/wH1mcrhNql