PolicyUS Treasury Targets Over 100 ISIS-K Crypto Addresses with Sanctions

ISIS-K reportedly utilized its media branch to raise funds through Tron, Monero, and Bitcoin, underscoring stablecoin issuers' increasing involvement in sanctions enforcement.

By Francisco Rodrigues, AI Boost|Edited by Nikhilesh De Jul 2, 2026, 2:49 p.m. 1 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on SummaryShow
  • OFAC imposed sanctions on 134 crypto addresses associated with ISIS-K (131 on Tron, 3 on Monero) on Wednesday, with Tether freezing funds in all 131 Tron wallets.
  • ISIS-K leveraged its media wing to request donations via Tron, Monero, and Bitcoin, emphasizing the increasing role of stablecoin issuers in sanctions enforcement, according to Chainalysis.
  • The Treasury also sanctioned a network linked to Brazil's PCC gang, which laundered over $30 million in illicit funds using cryptocurrency.

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added 134 crypto wallet addresses to its sanctions list for ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) on Wednesday, which included 131 addresses on Tron and 3 on Monero.

The TRON wallets have received upwards of $1.4 million since 2023 and transferred more than $880,000, as reported by Chainalysis. Following the sanctions, Tether has frozen the balances of all 131 Tron addresses.

ISIS-K, affiliated with the Islamic State and operating in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of Central Asia, has utilized its media branch, al-Azaim Media Foundation, to solicit cryptocurrency donations via websites and messaging applications, as noted by Chainalysis.

Chainalysis identified past donation addresses associated with the group across the Tron, Monero, and Bitcoin networks.

This action highlights the crucial role of centralized stablecoin issuers in enforcing sanctions. Earlier this year, Tether had frozen over $182 million in USDT across five Tron wallets in accordance with its sanctions compliance policies.

Additionally, OFAC sanctioned a Brazil-based network connected to Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), which the Treasury described as the largest criminal organization in Latin America.

This network was involved in laundering over $30 million in illicit U.S. funds, utilizing cryptocurrency to transfer these funds back to Brazil, according to the Treasury.

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