ChainCatcher report: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added 134 cryptocurrency wallet addresses associated with the terrorist organization ISIS-K to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. Stablecoin issuer Tether has frozen funds in 131 of these Tron addresses, while the remaining three sanctioned addresses are on the Monero network. Since 2023, these 131 Tron addresses have received over $1.4 million in cryptocurrency donations and sent out more than $880,000.
OFAC sanctions 134 crypto wallets linked to ISIS-K; Tether freezes 131 TRON addresses
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The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC has sanctioned 134 cryptocurrency wallets linked to ISIS-K. Tether froze 131 TRON addresses, while three remain on Monero. On-chain data shows these TRON addresses received over $1.4 million in 2023 and sent $880,000. This action follows a recent TRON network upgrade that enhanced traceability.
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