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OFAC Sanctions Iran Central Bank Crypto Wallets, Freezing $131M in Stablecoins

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Feed Name: Chainalysis Blog

Threat Score
50/100

Date Published: 2026-07-15

Date Updated: 2026-07-16

Author: Danny Nelson

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The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC expanded its designation of the Central Bank of Iran to include four cryptocurrency wallets that received roughly $165M in stablecoins, of which $131M was frozen by Tether; Chainalysis’ on-chain analysis highlights Iran’s use of stablecoins to evade sanctions and fund regional proxies.

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