U.S. Seizes $1 Billion in Crypto From Iran, Treasury Secretary Bessent Says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Friday that the U.S. has seized approximately $1 billion in cryptocurrency from entities linked to Iran. Speaking at the 2026 Reagan National Economic Forum in California, Bessent told Fox Business Network that some Iranian actors may not yet realize their digital wallets have been confiscated. "Just outright grabbed the wallets. Some of them may be typing in right now, and they might not have realized that their wallet had been grabbed," he said.
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