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Senate report claims Iran is using Tether's stablecoin to evade sanctions

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Summary

It determined that 84 percent of those used USDT exclusively or almost exclusively to move money around and prop up Iran's currency. It noted so far this year, it has helped freeze almost $550 million in USDT linked to Iran.

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