{"id":16952,"date":"2026-04-23T10:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/?p=16952"},"modified":"2026-04-23T10:52:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:52:00","slug":"tether-freezes-344-million-in-usdt-on-tron-after-wallets-flagged-by-us-authorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/tether-freezes-344-million-in-usdt-on-tron-after-wallets-flagged-by-us-authorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Tether Freezes $344 Million in USDT on Tron After Wallets Flagged by US Authorities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>And this is why any centralized stablecoin is a non-starter, as you can be censored. And they can easily be turned into a government CBDC as well. Sure, today it&#8217;s unapproved illegal activity, but tomorrow it&#8217;s because you&#8217;re not vaccinated, drove too much, bought too much beef, posted online comments against the government&#8230; With <a href=\"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/12\/the-case-for-the-only-cryptocurrency-of-value-bitcoin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bitcoin<\/a>, there is no way to censor except through government regulated off-ramps to fiat within your country&#8217;s borders. This won&#8217;t stop your ability to transact with Bitcoin with anyone around the world, or convert to cash with private parties. And you could covert to Monero and escape government tracking altogether&#8230; And with a VPN you can access anonymous exchanges around the world to convert to and from Bitcoin at will outside your government&#8217;s regulations and licensing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stables.rip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-40.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-40.png 731w, https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-40-293x300.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/398599\/tether-freezes-344-million-in-usdt-on-tron-after-wallets-flagged-by-u-s-authorities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/398599\/tether-freezes-344-million-in-usdt-on-tron-after-wallets-flagged-by-u-s-authorities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-divider ub_divider ub-divider-orientation-horizontal\" id=\"ub_divider_1af8e7fc-15e7-4a09-a7bc-a8ec168a6a97\"><div class=\"ub_divider_wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; margin-bottom: 2px; width: 100%; height: 2px; \" data-divider-alignment=\"center\"><div class=\"ub_divider_line\" style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 2px; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>By Naga Avan-Nomayo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tbstat.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=avif,q=50\/wp\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2020116_Tether_Blacklist_USDT-Research-1200x675-1.png\" alt=\"Tether freezes $344 million in USDT on Tron after wallets flagged by US authorities\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Take<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tether said it supported the freeze of more than $344 million in USDT across two Tron addresses after U.S. authorities flagged the wallets for illicit activity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The firm said the action was taken in coordination with OFAC and U.S. law enforcement, though it did not identify the underlying case.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Tether said it supported the freeze of more than $344 million in USDT across two Tron addresses, confirming an earlier onchain blacklist action that appears to be one of the largest in the company\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stablecoin issuer said the freeze was carried out in coordination with the Office of Foreign Assets Control and U.S. law enforcement after authorities shared information tied to unlawful conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/tether.io\/news\/tether-supports-freeze-of-more-than-344-million-in-usdt-in-coordination-with-ofac-and-u-s-law-enforcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">notice<\/a>, Tether did not identify the underlying investigation or say when the wallets were first flagged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blockchain security firm <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PeckShieldAlert\/status\/2047296159740510214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PeckShield<\/a> had earlier said two Tron wallets \u2014 TNiq9&#8230;QZH81 and TTiDL&#8230;pjSr9 \u2014 were blacklisted on April 23. At the time, neither Tether nor Tron had publicly explained the move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two addresses were publicly visible on Tron explorers before the freeze, with one holding about <a href=\"https:\/\/tronscan.org\/#\/address\/TNiq9AXBp9EjUqhDhrwrfvAA8U3GUQZH81\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$213 million in USDT<\/a> and the other roughly <a href=\"https:\/\/tronscan.org\/#\/address\/TTiDLWE6fZK8okMJv6ijg42yrH6W2pjSr9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$131 million<\/a>, bringing the total to more than $344 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tether said the action followed information linked to sanctions evasion, criminal networks, or other illicit activity. &#8220;USDT is not a safe haven for illicit activity,&#8221; CEO Paolo Ardoino said in the company\u2019s statement, adding that Tether moves quickly when it identifies credible links to sanctioned entities or criminal actors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The freeze is significant in two ways. It is reportedly the biggest one yet by size, and it fits a pattern Tether has leaned into more aggressively since late 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enforcement trend<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The company also used the announcement to highlight its broader enforcement footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tether said it now works with more than 340 law enforcement agencies across 65 countries, has supported more than 2,300 cases globally, and has frozen more than $4.4 billion in assets overall, including more than $2.1 billion tied to U.S. authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in November 2023, the company froze about $225 million in USDT <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/263802\/tether-freezes-225-million-worth-of-stolen-usdt-after-doj-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">linked to a Southeast Asia human-trafficking<\/a> and &#8220;pig butchering&#8221; investigation. In January this year, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblock.co\/post\/385051\/tether-freezes-182-million-usdt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">froze roughly $182 million across five Tron wallets<\/a> in what it said was a law-enforcement-linked action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And this is why any centralized stablecoin is a non-starter, as you can be censored. And they can easily be turned into a government CBDC as well. Sure, today it&#8217;s unapproved illegal activity, but tomorrow it&#8217;s because you&#8217;re not vaccinated, drove too much, bought too much beef, posted online comments against the government&#8230; With Bitcoin, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tech","category-world"],"blocksy_meta":[],"featured_image_src":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Jason","author_link":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/author\/jturning\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16952"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16954,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16952\/revisions\/16954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jasonsblog.ddns.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}