Deep Tide TechFlow News, February 28 — According to Cointelegraph, stablecoin issuer Tether has frozen approximately $4.2 billion worth of USDT tokens related to suspicious criminal activities over the past three years.
The report states that most of the frozen funds have been restricted since 2023, coinciding with increased scrutiny by regulators and law enforcement agencies on cryptocurrency-related fraud and sanctions evasion. Tether can freeze tokens by directly blacklisting wallet addresses on the blockchain to comply with regulatory requirements.
This Tuesday, Tether announced it assisted the U.S. Department of Justice in seizing nearly $61 million in USDT related to “pig butchering” scams. Earlier this month, the company also froze about $544 million in cryptocurrency at the request of Turkish authorities, linked to suspected illegal online gambling and money laundering activities.
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Tether has frozen $4.2 billion worth of USDT involved in illegal activities within three years
Deep Tide TechFlow News, February 28 — According to Cointelegraph, stablecoin issuer Tether has frozen approximately $4.2 billion worth of USDT tokens related to suspicious criminal activities over the past three years.
The report states that most of the frozen funds have been restricted since 2023, coinciding with increased scrutiny by regulators and law enforcement agencies on cryptocurrency-related fraud and sanctions evasion. Tether can freeze tokens by directly blacklisting wallet addresses on the blockchain to comply with regulatory requirements.
This Tuesday, Tether announced it assisted the U.S. Department of Justice in seizing nearly $61 million in USDT related to “pig butchering” scams. Earlier this month, the company also froze about $544 million in cryptocurrency at the request of Turkish authorities, linked to suspected illegal online gambling and money laundering activities.