US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also said that a renewal of the one-time waiver for Iranian oil at sea is totally off the table. WASHINGTON: The United States has frozen US$344 million in cryptocurrency assets over ties to Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Friday (Apr 24), as Washington seeks to raise pressure on Tehran amid energy supply disruptions due to war in the Middle East. The Treasury Department "will continue to systematically degrade Tehran's ability to generate,