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US Treasury sanctions over 100 ISIS-K crypto addresses that moved over $1.4 million
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The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added 134 crypto wallet addresses to its ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) sanctions entry on Wednesday, including 131 Tron addresses and 3 Monero addresses.
Key facts
- The TRON wallets received more than $1.4 million since 2023 and sent more than $880,000, according to Chainalysis
- The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added 134 crypto wallet addresses to its ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) sanctions entry on Wednesday, including 131 Tron addresses and 3 Monero
- OFAC also sanctioned a Brazil-linked network tied to Primeiro Comando da Capital, or PCC, which Treasury described as Latin America's largest criminal gang
- The network laundered more than $30 million in U.S.-generated illicit proceeds and used crypto to move funds back to Brazil, according to the Treasury
Summary
OFAC sanctioned 134 crypto addresses linked to ISIS-K (131 Tron, 3 Monero) on Wednesday, and Tether subsequently froze the funds in all 131 Tron wallets. ISIS-K used its media wing to solicit donations via Tron, Monero, and Bitcoin, highlighting stablecoin issuers' growing role in sanctions, Chainalysis said. The Treasury also sanctioned a Brazil-linked network tied to the criminal gang PCC, which laundered over $30 million in illicit funds using crypto. The U.S. The TRON wallets received more than $1.4 million since 2023 and sent more than $880,000, according to Chainalysis.