Israel has seized digital wallets allegedly controlled by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on terrorism funding charges. In a seizure order issued by Defense Minister Israel Katz, the 187 wallets were deemed “used for the perpetration of a severe terror crime,” justifying the decision to seize and confiscate the digital funds within them.

According to an Israel Defense Ministry’s Administrative Seizure Order (ASO-43/25), the wallets were seized under section 56(b) of Israel’s Anti-Terrorism Law of 2016. The order also directs anyone who comes in contact with the wallets to report to local law enforcement.

“Any person who in the course of business or in the performance of his duties was requested to perform an action involving the property, or who received the property to his possession, custody or control, shall report the same to the Israel Police in accordance with sections 33(a) and 34 of the Law and to the National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing (NBCTF) at the Ministry of Defense,” Katz’s order states.

The order, signed on Sept. 1, will remain in effect for two years “or until such time as an order for the forfeiture of the property seized is signed.”

Meanwhile, blockchain security company Elliptic says the seized wallets have collectively received $1.5 billion in USDT but could not say if all are linked to the IRGC.

“It is not possible to verify whether all of these transactions are directly linked to the IRGC since some of the addresses may be controlled by cryptocurrency services and could be part of wallet infrastructure used to facilitate transactions for many customers,” Elliptic explained in a blog.

Of the 187 addresses listed by the NBCTF, 39 were blacklisted by Tether on Sept. 13, effectively preventing them from engaging in any further USDT transactions. The 39 wallets are believed to hold $1.5 million in USDT.

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