OFAC Iran Central Bank Crypto Wallet Freeze (July 2026)
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On July 14, 2026, the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) updated its Central Bank of Iran (Bank Markazi) SDN designation to add four TRON-based cryptocurrency wallet addresses that had collectively received $165 million in stablecoins, with $131 million immediately frozen by Tether. The action is part of the Trump administration's Operation Economic Fury maximum-pressure campaign against Iran and represents the second major stablecoin freeze of Iranian sovereign crypto reserves in 2026, bringing the cumulative OFAC-linked freeze of Bank Markazi USDT holdings to approximately $475 million.
Connected Entities
5 entities- TAhwhFv3JpK39Nc2m8W5LPCcoTisutiRfp→mentioned with→OFAC Iran Central Bank Crypto Wallet Freeze (July 2026)(50%)
- TJdgB1k6ot3f2nLuZug6D8eD3HavTmzmSK→mentioned with→OFAC Iran Central Bank Crypto Wallet Freeze (July 2026)(50%)
- TXGHxdYbGy574z5hBu4LNzq9NzjZQ9bhUf→mentioned with→OFAC Iran Central Bank Crypto Wallet Freeze (July 2026)(50%)
- TFQbqaNbmq2xsVor2NbufLkYZvxFC9wC7k→mentioned with→OFAC Iran Central Bank Crypto Wallet Freeze (July 2026)(50%)
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Timeline(9 events)
2019
OFAC adds Central Bank of Iran (Bank Markazi) to SDN list under Executive Orders 13224 and 13902 for support of IRGC-Qods Force and Hezbollah. Exact date approximate; year confirmed.
TRM LabsMarch 2021
Bank Markazi allegedly begins accumulating USDT on TRON blockchain across wallets that would later be designated. Activity continues through late 2023 across approximately 1,000 deposits totaling roughly $370 million.
TRM Labs2026
OFAC designates Zedcex and Zedxion, two IRGC-linked cryptocurrency exchanges, as part of Operation Economic Fury. Exact January date not confirmed.
TRM Labs23 April 2026
OFAC updates the Bank Markazi SDN entry to include two TRON addresses (TTiDLWE6fZK8okMJv6ijg42yrH6W2pjSr9 and TNiq9AXBp9EjUqhDhrwrfvAA8U3GUQZH81). Tether, coordinating with OFAC and U.S. law enforcement, immediately freezes approximately $344.2 million in USDT — the largest documented on-chain freeze of Iranian sovereign reserves at that time.
TRM Labs29 April 2026
U.S. imposes 35 new sanctions on Iran under Operation Economic Fury, with continued focus on crypto infrastructure.
FX Leaders30 May 2026
U.S. Treasury announces it has seized approximately $1 billion in Iranian crypto assets since the beginning of Operation Economic Fury.
CoinDesk2 June 2026
OFAC designates Iran's four largest domestic crypto exchanges: Nobitex (50%+ of all Iranian digital asset inflows in 2025), Wallex, Bitpin, and Ramzinex, along with four named Nobitex founders and officers.
U.S. Treasury14 July 2026
OFAC publishes SDN list update adding four TRON addresses (TAhwhFv3JpK39Nc2m8W5LPCcoTisutiRfp, TJdgB1k6ot3f2nLuZug6D8eD3HavTmzmSK, TXGHxdYbGy574z5hBu4LNzq9NzjZQ9bhUf, TFQbqaNbmq2xsVor2NbufLkYZvxFC9wC7k) to the Bank Markazi designation. Treasury Secretary Bessent announces the action. Tether immediately freezes $131 million in USDT across the four wallets, which had collectively received $165 million. The same action designates 10 individuals, 24 entities, and 19 vessels linked to the Shamkhani illicit shipping network, and issues General License Z.
OFAC / CoinDesk15 July 2026
Multiple crypto news outlets report the designation and Tether freeze. Analysts note the cumulative Bank Markazi USDT freeze now totals approximately $475 million.
Chainalysis / DecryptDecision Log
- hash: 6MAULu9SLbuByzJrGMHY4rbcvaBWPsA7YtyA5GVJHUUj
- hash: 8Syf4wUacKKQJoVXcP73hGdc162cSJbbWDovN1wvk8aQ
- hash: 9xAWpBHyZfJVPVJhcTv4cUksjsuWgeGNoBpU1r2DX7jG
- hash: HtyA3EFJ2g2vLzw979hVKNyRLqrYZc8h4jh6WmmBYa7j
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (4 events). 18 of 18 cited source URLs have an Internet Archive snapshot.
model: claude-sonnet-4-6
generated: 7/29/2026, 5:13:45 PM
last updated: 8/26/2026, 12:06:46 AM
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