Source: The Blockchain Land

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday that the United States has seized around $1 billion in Iranian cryptocurrency holdings and is working with European allies to confiscate properties linked to Tehran, News.Az reports, citing Anadolu.

“I believe that we have seized about a billion dollars of their crypto,” Bessent said, adding that the US has “just outright grab the wallets.”

He claimed that some account holders may still be unaware that their assets have been taken. “Some of them may be like typing in right now, and realize they might not realize that their…