# The United States is expanding its pressure campaign on Iran, moving beyond oil sanctions and shipping crackdowns into the fast-evolving world of digital finance.

*fintech · news · 2026-04-30 · NDTV Profit*

## Key points

- The US has shifted from tracking to actively freezing Iran-linked crypto assets, seizing hundreds of millions.
- Iran’s large-scale domestic crypto mining converts subsidised electricity into Bitcoin for sanctions evasion.
- US authorities are now targeting specific blockchain addresses and coordinating with global crypto exchanges.
- Reuters reports the US has already frozen $344–$500 million in Iranian-linked cryptocurrency.
- Iran integrates traditional oil smuggling with digital currency, forming a multilayered 'shadow economy.'

**Countries:** United States, Iran

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