--- title: "US Treasury freezes over $130 million tied to Iran-linked crypto wallets" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/292736645.md" description: "The U.S. Treasury's OFAC sanctioned cryptocurrency wallets linked to Iran's Central Bank and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, freezing over $130 million in USDT. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated this action aims to disrupt Iran's illicit financial activities and digital asset abuse. On-chain analyst Specter confirmed Tether froze four Tron wallets holding the funds, which were withdrawn from DTC Pay and Bitso. This follows previous large-scale USDT freezes by Tether in support of U.S. law enforcement efforts against sanctioned entities." datetime: "2026-07-15T08:44:27.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/292736645.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/292736645.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/292736645.md) --- # US Treasury freezes over $130 million tied to Iran-linked crypto wallets The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated multiple cryptocurrency wallets tied to Iran, resulting in the freeze of more than $130 million, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The wallets were linked to the Central Bank of Iran and were sanctioned as part of Treasury's efforts to disrupt the country's illicit financial activities, including what Bessent described as its abuse of digital assets. "We will continue to aggressively follow the money and deny the Iranian regime access to the proceeds of its illicit revenue schemes," Bessent said in an X post on Tuesday. While Bessent did not specify what additional actions accompanied the designations, onchain analyst Specter said minutes before the Treasury secretary's post that Tether had frozen four Tron wallets holding a combined $131 million in USDT. Specter said the addresses were linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Central Bank of Iran, adding that most of the funds had been withdrawn from payment service provider DTC Pay and cryptocurrency exchange Bitso. He also said the reason for the blacklist was unknown at the time of his post. The Block reached out to Tether for comment. The latest action follows a series of large USDT freezes involving OFAC-sanctioned or law enforcement-linked wallets. In April, Tether said it supported the freeze of more than $344 million in USDT across two Tron addresses after U.S. authorities flagged the wallets for illicit activity. Tether stated in April that it collaborates with more than 340 law enforcement agencies across 65 countries, has supported more than 2,300 investigations globally. The company has frozen more than $4.4 billion in assets, including more than $2.1 billion tied to U.S. authorities. Disclaimer: The Block is an independent media outlet that delivers news, research, and data. As of November 2023, Foresight Ventures is a majority investor of The Block. Foresight Ventures invests in other companies in the crypto space. Crypto exchange Bitget is an anchor LP for Foresight Ventures. The Block continues to operate independently to deliver objective, impactful, and timely information about the crypto industry. Here are our current financial disclosures. © 2026 The Block. All Rights Reserved. This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice. ### Related Stocks - [TRON.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TRON.US.md) - [USDTHKD.VAHK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/USDTHKD.VAHK.md) - [USDTUSD.VAHK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/USDTUSD.VAHK.md) ## Related News & Research - [Justin Sun-Linked Tron Says It Can't 'Monitor And Investigate' Every User As Report Suggests Iran Crypto Exchange Moved Millions On Its Chain](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286855311.md) - [LBank Joins Forces With Pudgy Penguins to Launch 500,000 USDT Reward](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295213152.md) - [5 charts show how nearly 6 months of war have hammered Iran's economy](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295424718.md) - [S&P Futures Gain on U.S.-Iran Deal Prospect](https://longbridge.com/en/news/294951611.md) - [Iran tensions highlight defense supply gaps poised to lift 2 stocks](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295367107.md)