12:39 - 22.06.2026
June 22, Fineko/abc.az. In the first 6 months of 2026, the issuer of stablecoin Tether blocked $1.49 billion on the TRON network, more than in entire 2024-2025 years.
ABC.AZ informs that increase in blockages is attributed to the updating of regulatory requirements in the U.S., Great Britain and the EU. According to analysts, Tether has moved to preemptively freezing addresses, and not just responding to fraud cases that have already been identified.
As an example, a joint operation with American regulator OFAC is cited, during which on April 23, $344 million was frozen at two addresses associated with the Central Bank of Iran and circumvention of sanctions.
There has also been a change in the blocking structure: the number of frozen addresses has decreased, but the average amount of funds on each has increased almost fourfold, indicating a shift in focus to large financial nodes. Almost 98% of all frozen funds are in the TRON network, where the bulk of the USDT turnover is concentrated.
