1 billion USD seized + ongoing cuts of 400-500 million USD per month, this level of sanctions directly treat cryptocurrency as a tool for financial warfare, and on-chain transparency has become a double-edged sword—once an address is locked, the funds become the government's.

According to The Block, the United States has seized approximately $1 billion worth of Iranian cryptocurrency assets, nearly double the government's previous estimate. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated at the 2026 Reagan Economic Forum that Iran is stealing about $400 million to $500 million per month by evading sanctions and said that they have directly confiscated its wallets, and the involved parties may not have realized it yet. On April 29, he also stated that nearly $500 million worth of Iranian crypto assets have been seized.