In a letter sent to National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, lawmakers called on the Biden administration to provide information about possible links between the Iranian government and cryptocurrency miners, and the use of digital assets to circumvent sanctions. According to Elizabeth Warren and Angus King, Iran used the funds received from mining cryptocurrencies to finance terrorist organizations and attacks on Israel.
"Iran's use of cryptocurrencies to evade sanctions poses a direct threat to our national security. The Iranian military has used cryptocurrency to finance well-known terrorist groups such as Hezbollah, which is allegedly responsible for the January strike on Jordan that killed three American servicemen. If we do not take action, Iran will continue to use cryptocurrency to finance attacks on Israel," the letter says.
The senators are asking the presidential administration to provide data on the income of Iranian miners, the use of digital assets for money laundering and the danger of this for US national security.
Note that Elizabeth Warren has repeatedly spoken about cryptocurrencies in a negative way. Recently, she, together with Senator Roger Marshall, announced the use of USDT by Russia, Iran and North Korea to circumvent sanctions.