Tether Freezes $13.4 Million in USDT Across 22 Wallets
Tether Holdings has frozen $13.4 million in USDT across 22 wallet addresses on the Ethereum and tron networks. This action is part of Tether’s ongoing efforts to block suspicious funds, frequently enough in collaboration with law enforcement.
On-chain monitoring firm MistTrack noted this freeze. The largest chunk, $10.3 million, was in one address. Another address held about 1.4 million USDT. The reasons for the freeze are unclear.
Tether has a history of such actions. In June 2025, it froze over $12.3 million on the Tron network. In April 2025,it blocked 28.67 million USDT across 13 addresses.
One of Tether’s biggest freezes was in March 2025. It blocked $28 million in USDT on the Russian exchange Garantex. Despite this, Global Ledger found the exchange still held $15 million in reserves.
Tether often cooperates with agencies like the U.S.Department of Justice and FBI. They freeze wallets linked to crimes like fraud and terrorism.
However, not everyone agrees with Tether’s methods.Riverstone Consulting sued Tether for freezing $44.7 million in USDT.They claim this caused them to miss investment opportunities.
Tether has frozen over $3.2 billion in USDT linked to criminal activity. They work with over 290 law enforcement agencies across 59 countries.
