U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated last Friday that approximately $1 billion in Iranian crypto assets have been seized.

Odaily星球日报讯 Last week, during an interview with Fox News, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the United States has seized approximately $1 billion in Iranian crypto assets. Bessent said the operation is part of sanctions targeting the Iranian regime and its network of proxies, and the relevant funds have been frozen.

He stated that before the U.S. Treasury Department intervened, the Iranian regime was stealing between $400 million and $500 million each month, distributing these funds to dozens of senior officials. "We are working with allies across Europe to seize various villas, houses, and properties," Bessent explained. "And this money was essentially stolen from the Iranian people." According to analysis by Bitcoin News, when Bessent first disclosed the figure in late April, it was "close to $500 million," but the latest figure on May 29 has surpassed the $1 billion mark, indicating that enforcement efforts are intensifying.