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OFAC Sanctions 134 ISIS-K Crypto Wallet Addresses as Tether Freezes Funds
OFAC added 134 cryptocurrency wallet addresses tied to ISIS-Khorasan to its SDN list on July 1, comprising 131 Tron addresses that received over $1.4 million in donations since 2023 and sent around $880,000 in outbound transfers, along with 3 Monero addresses. Tether froze balances on all 131 Tron addresses within the same action, showing how centralized stablecoin issuers can enforce sanctions at the wallet level, while the 3 Monero addresses remain outside any issuer's control. Chainalysis data shows the group's wallets transacted with mainstream services including Syria-based exchanges, placing the funds in standard crypto infrastructure rather than isolated darknet channels.
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