Tether said Thursday it has frozen $344 million in USDT across two wallet addresses on the Tron blockchain, acting on information shared by U.S. authorities about activity tied to "unlawful conduct."
The stablecoin issuer said in a statement that the freeze, executed in coordination with the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and U.S. law enforcement, prevented further movement of the funds once the addresses were identified. Tether did not specify the underlying alleged conduct.
The action lifts Tether's cumulative cooperation with U.S. authorities to more than $2.1 billion in frozen assets, out of a global total exceeding $4.4 billion, the company said. Tether added that it now works with more than 340 law enforcement agencies across 65 countries and has supported over 2,300 cases globally, including more than 1,200 tied to U.S. agencies.
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