US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US has seized about $1 billion in Iranian cryptocurrency, APA reports citing CNN.
“I believe that we have seized about a billion dollars in crypto,” Bessent said Friday during a panel at the 2026 Reagan National Economic Forum. “Just outright grabbed the wallets.”
Bessent continued: “Some of them may be, like, typing in right now and might not realize that their wallet has been grabbed.”