The total has crept up quietly, but the math is now hard to ignore: Iran is reportedly sitting on around $7.7 billion worth of cryptocurrency.
That figure landed in Washington this week courtesy of a fresh blockchain analytics estimate, and it lined up with a Fox Business report showing how the Treasury Department is sharpening its tools against Tehran's growing digital pile. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent now says his department has frozen nearly $500 million in crypto tied to the Iranian regime,...
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