Bessent Warns Foreign Nations to Sever Iranian Digital Asset Ties

As part of Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury defined digital assets as a critical sector that can be targeted by secondary sanctions in the future, alongside technology, gold, aviation, and shipping. The Treasury Department stressed any nation or person can be sanctioned, regardless of location, following Executive Order (E.O.) 13902. U.S. […]
Key Takeaways
- As part of Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S.
- Department of the Treasury defined digital assets as a critical sector that can be targeted by secondary sanctions in the future, alongside technology, gold, aviation, and shipping.
- The Treasury Department stressed any nation or person can be sanctioned, regardless of location, following Executive Order (E.O.) 13902.
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