Tether freezes $4.2bn in USDT tied to illicit activity as global scrutiny intensifies

Tekedia | 01-03-2026 09:14am |

El Salvador-based stablecoin issuer Tether said it has frozen about $4.2 billion worth of its dollar-pegged crypto tokens over links to illicit activity, the bulk of it within the past three years. Tether, which issues the world’s largest stablecoin, USDT, has more than $180 billion of its tokens in circulation, up sharply from roughly $70

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