US Treasury Amplifies Bessent's Operation Economic Outcast
- —US Treasury retweeted Secretary Scott Bessent's post on Operation Economic Outcast
- —The initiative targets revenue sources for illicit funding networks
- —Treasury ties the effort to curbing money laundering via digital assets
- —No specific measures or timeline for the operation were disclosed
Why it matters: Fresh Treasury pressure on crypto funding channels could affect exchanges and services tied to sanctioned entities.
Source: Coinfomania
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