Morning Edition · Friday, July 3, 2026
Tether Freezes 131 Wallets, Showing Stablecoins as Sanctions Infrastructure
A United States sanctions update naming Islamic State Khorasan addresses was neutralized on-chain within hours, except for the coins held in Monero.
Tether froze the USDT held in 131 wallets after the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added 134 cryptocurrency addresses tied to Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) to its sanctions list on July 1. As CryptoSlate reported, t…
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