Scott Bessent said at a Thursday conference that the country was “probably“ going to seize cryptocurrency linked to Iran by the end of the week.
- The US plans to seize approximately $1 billion in cryptocurrency linked to Iran this week as part of its sanctions strategy.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated the move aims to economically cut off Iran, targeting financial networks funding the regime.
- This action follows previous seizures and Tether's freezing of USDT assets associated with Iranian sanctions.
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