# 2026-23009: Treasury Blocks Two Numbered Ontario Firms Tied to Iran's Digital Currency

2026-23009, Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, is a Federal Register notice from Treasury Department, Foreign Assets Control Office published 2026-11-12, effective 2026-11-06; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-12).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-23009
- As of: 2026-11-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-23009
- Title: Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Treasury Department; Foreign Assets Control Office
- Citation: 91 FR 72957
- Published: 2026-11-12
- Effective: 2026-11-06
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-12

## In one line

Treasury Blocks Two Numbered Ontario Firms Tied to Iran's Digital Currency

## Summary

The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC just blocked the assets of certain companies linked to Iran’s digital currency sector, including 1380079 BC LTD and 2397639 ONTARIO LTD. From November 6, 2026, Americans can’t do business with these firms, freezing their U.S.-based property and interests. This move aims to tighten the financial squeeze on Iran’s economy and warns others about the risks of dealing with these entities.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

## Effects PRIA read

- U.S. persons barred from dealing with named firms: cost, low. On November 6, 2026, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added multiple firms (including 1380079 BC LTD and 2397639 ONTARIO LTD) to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are b…
- Designations carry secondary sanctions risk: cost, low. The notice marks several designated entities with 'Secondary sanctions risk: See Section 2 of E.O. 13902.' The entities are designated pursuant to Executive Order 13902 for operating in Iran’s digital asset sector, indicating there is a risk of secondary sanctions under that Executive Order for dea…

## Related documents

- [2026-22864](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22864): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-11-10
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- [2026-22766](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22766): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-11-09
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- [2026-21944](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-21944): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-28

## Sources
- [2026-23009 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/12/2026-23009/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-action)
- [2026-23009 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-12/pdf/2026-23009.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-23009 (as of 2026-11-12).