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U.S. Treasury Adds 134 Crypto Addresses to ISIS‑K Sanctions

Tether froze USDT in the 131 TRON addresses, showing issuer controls can block tokens while three Monero identifiers remain only a compliance flag.

Overview

  • The Office of Foreign Assets Control updated its ISIS‑K entry to include 134 crypto wallet identifiers, of which 131 are on the TRON network and three are on Monero.
  • Tether responded the same day by freezing USDT balances in all 131 OFAC‑listed TRON wallets, preventing those tokens from being moved or spent.
  • Blockchain forensics from Chainalysis show the TRON addresses received more than $1.4 million and sent over $880,000 since 2023, with some outflows reaching Syria‑based exchangers.
  • Because Monero is a privacy protocol with no central issuer to freeze funds, the three Monero listings function only as a compliance signal for exchanges and banks to block related flows.
  • Compliance and analytics firms have added the new identifiers to screening tools so virtual asset service providers and banks can update transaction monitoring and avoid legal exposure.